The weekend brought snow and took away electricity. Unlike the power loss from Hurricane Irene, dealing with the cold is an issue here along with the inconvenience of working remotely. Then again, no trees fell on the house or car although we saw several that did just that as we drove around yesterday to a relative’s house for shelter. You feel for those people – it’s far easier for us to replace the food that will spoil than the roof or a car others will need to fix. Which of course got me thinking about something we sometimes neglect in business. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Business and Finance
Don’t Know Much About History
The NBC Nightly News had a report last night about kids and their knowledge of American history. Anyone who cares about either education or history would find the report disturbing and this AP article reported on the same facts:
Just 13 percent of high school seniors who took the 2010 National Assessment of Educational Progress — called the Nation’s Report Card — showed solid academic performance in American history. The two other grade levels tested didn’t perform much better, with just 22 percent of fourth-grade students and 18 percent of eighth-graders scoring proficient or better.
Beleive it or not, there are some implications to business too. Continue reading
Filed under Huh?, Reality checks
You vs. You
One of the big mistakes I have seen over and over during my business career has been executives negotiating against themselves. I’m not talking about simple role-playing to sort out how best to attack a problem. What I mean is a group of businesspeople sitting together to plan strategy or review a contract and talking themselves out of a deal point because they believe that the other side won’t go for it even though they’ve heard nothing from the other side. Dummies! Here’s what I think is a better approach. Continue reading
Filed under Consulting, Helpful Hints
Consult Keith 