Publications
November 29, 2014
Weekly Report 14-48
THE MOST CRITICAL FACTORS IN BUSINESS SUCCESS include (1) Leadership – defining and guiding your team, with decisiveness, in a strategic direction based on clarity in goals, objectives and communication; and (2) sufficiency of Systems to monitor and control the business – both organizationally, thru “people structure which dictates culture in regards to management, communication,... Continue
November 22, 2014
Weekly Report 14-47
AN IMPORTANT ATTRIBUTE OF LEADERSHIP IS NOT WASTING OTHER PEOPLE’S TIME – a pretty sure way of alienating them. A few tips: (1) Don’t just ‘drop by’ which usually interrupts productivity and personal time management; confirm their availability first;(2) Don’t misrepresent why you’re meeting. Be upfront about the agenda – planning, technical, relationship building, whatever;... Continue
November 15, 2014
Weekly Report 14-46
TECHNOLOGY HAS TRANSFORMED PARENTING AND TEACHING… since trying to pretend that the world isn’t scary will only undermine the credibility of parents, teachers and other adults.” Whether or not the grownups in their lives choose to tell kids about murders, druggies, sexual norms, pornography or pedophiles (including teachers), “downplaying the seriousness of certain news events... Continue
November 14, 2014
Weekly Report 14-45
MOST DISPUTES – BUSINESS OR PERSONAL – MASK A PREDOMINANTLY EMOTIONAL ELEMENT which underlies the stated issues, and ‘hidden agenda’ is the primary obstacle which precludes sensible resolution. Non-binding Informal Mediation is a process of coaxing parties to focus on “surfacing the agenda” to ensure that each party listens and clearly hears the other’s core... Continue
November 1, 2014