“We’re more than a business — we’re a family””I like to think of us as a family, not just a business” I hear statements like this far too often. At best, they’re spoken by small business owners whose employees all feel a strong personal connection with each other. At worst, […]
Leadership and Management
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“I’ve never spent five minutes trying to keep my job, but I’ve spent every waking minute trying to do my job.” — US Women’s Soccer Coach Greg Ryan, on rumors he might get fired after a controversial choice to pick starting goalkeeper Brianna Scurry instead of Hope Solo for what […]
Rush jobs with Rush-job pricing: good for business. Rushed jobs with rushed job-pricing: very very bad for business.
Try something. Did it work? One time is luck. Two times is coincidence. Three times is a system. FYI, this is only partly tongue-in-cheek.
“God, this is one big proposal that we’re about to send out to Big Potential Client. I’m tired of looking at it. I’m sure that the dollars, scope, terms, and conditions that our sales team put in here are reasonable. I’ll sign it. Or wait, should I spend another hour […]