I’ve often heard people extoll the virtues of a strong work ethic. Heads automatically nod in agreement. But what is …
Management
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Appropriately, last week’s pep rally at my son’s school was themed “Angels and Demons.” Demons outnumbered angels, but in organizations …
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Roger Ebert once said that what makes a movie great is “how you feel about it.” The same is true …
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Most of us marvel at the changes wrought by new media. That bedazzlement may hide the critical underlying paradigm shift. …
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We live in a time when litigation and regulation enjoy unprecedented popularity and respect. In my view, the inmates are …
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Until about 15 years ago, knowledge was power. Information was imparted in limited channels – classrooms, word of mouth, newspapers, …
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Southerners are raised to be genteel with one another, a cultural trait that can make us averse to confrontation. As …
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The word “brand” usually conjures images like Coca-Cola, Louis Vuitton, Tide or Colgate. Those brands are iconic and powerful. Because …
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– Click/Watch video by Mehran Moin This week’s business news out of Buckhead that Cary Street Partners is acquiring The …
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Next week we launch our new video series, “100 Seconds,” in which we’ll go in-depth with some of Atlanta’s more …
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I learned one management lesson in my kitchen after returning from a four-day business trip. This was when our kids …
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Harvard Business professor Clayton Christensen developed the theory of “disruptive innovation,” postulating that markets can be upended by better or …
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At a recent seminar, I did a team exercise that entailed assembling a puzzle of interlocking sticks. The instructions were …
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What is the difference between the cost to produce a good or service and the price paid for it? Most …
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To cultivate a winning culture, companies must first foster intangible assets such as employee loyalty, engagement, shared values and beliefs, …
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A CEO friend told me long ago, “Nothing happens on any given day in the business world until somebody sells …
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I have written previously about the moral contract between employer and employee: employers are morally obliged to provide an honest …
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Structuring incentive compensation is among the toughest managerial jobs. Analysis begins with a firm’s goals. What do we want to …
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In Semi-Tough by the legendary sportswriter Dan Jenkins, one player asks another why the opposing team’s running back plays so …
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There’s an old saying that a camel is a horse designed by a committee. A committee approach adds complexity, but …
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“Too much information” is a common response when the listener thinks a comment is too personal to share. Twitter, Facebook …
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A friend was raising money for his investment fund, and he called on a successful insurance executive. After the pitch, …
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“If there’s a problem, yo, I’ll solve it. Check out the hook while my DJ revolves it.” — “Ice, Ice, …
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There is a pernicious force that is the bane of any manager’s existence: gossip. Gossip can spread faster than a …
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“Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes, turn and face the strain…” So begins the chorus to David Bowie’s lament about change. Change is as inevitable …
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Jim Collins, author of “Good to Great,” created the analogy of manager as bus driver. It’s the manager’s job to …
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“Perception is reality.” No one argues that. The challenge is in discerning what people perceive about your enterprise and its …
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“Business is 30% patience.” A commendable, but unattributed quotation. Patience is a necessary virtue in any enterprise. Managers set goals, …
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The foundation of any job is that an employer will pay an employee a fair wage for an honest day’s …
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Whatever job you have, you have customers – the ones who pay for your product or services, your boss or …