The simplest things in life are free ... and sometimes, it's the simple things that make so much sense. Here is the simple creed that John Wooden, famed UCLA basketball coach whose winning record is unlikely to ever be surpassed, received from his father and carried in his wallet throughout…
Those of you who are willing to admit … or deserving … of wearing this crown have probably stumbled down the staircase more than once trying to exert your control over every fiber of the carpet beneath your feet.
Researchers have found that when test subjects are even subliminally exposed to the name of a person they believe is “controlling”, they unconsciously do the OPPOSITE of hard work. It seems that people value their freedom “so much so that even an unconscious memory of a controlling person stimulates a behavioral reaction.”
Combine this with The Productivity Paradox and the work done at Sony Pictures to focus more on employee energy management rather than time management, (more…)
Fast Company recently published a blog post called 10 Rules for Effective Conference Calls, which sounds about right … and I think you’ll agree that you’ve heard … or did … or thought … these same things yourself.
OK, now let’s move to slide 5. Can everyone see this slide?
(Slide with 12 rows of text appears. Jill proceeds to read all 12 lines of text.)
(Dead silence – everyone is on mute, reading mail, playing Solitaire or checking news, sports, and weather…)
How about this one? (more…)
... and to those who have and continue to serve our country across the globe.
Many of you have seen my earlier posts - the Stanford research or the NY Times summary about how multitasking fails to increase our productivity ... the very enemy it's sworn to eliminate.In an HBR blog, Peter Bregman reports what he found when he did NOT multitask for a week…
Like we need more bad news in or about California ... but the Chief Executive organization's survey of Best and Worst States for Business 2010 finds the Golden State's golden egg is actually something else that's been painted over ... if you catch my drift. We're not just last for…
Once in awhile, it’s nice to see your advice echoed in the halls from someone like Warren Buffett. Since my early investment and venture capital days, I have promoted the concept of a simple “terms sheet” to set down the deal terms between the companies involved, making sure that the businessmen understand the business issues first.
Your attorneys serve an valuable role but it’s invaluable for both sides to be very clear about the business objectives (more…)
No surprise that California's continuing budget problems resulted in a significant drop in funds available through the California Small Business Loan Guarantee program. Why? Because a chunk of its trust fund was used last year to help plug the budget gap ... more gamesmanship by our elected reps in Sacramento.…
I'm a relentless advocate for outside board members in family businesses, in large part to divorce the value of objective business discussions from subjective family dynamics. I've seen a family member derail an important conversation because his baby brother ... some 30 years ago ... wrecked his bicycle. Jeff Bussgang,…