Do you ever want to know just how you’re going to survive in your job? I want to give you some cliff notes to help you live through moments where the dominant mode in your organization seems to be chaos. At times the naked truth
David Axelrod, hair challenged and rumpled suit, is President Barack Obama’s Senior Advisor. He will never be elected President, yet he understands the science of campaigns and is a master counselor. When Obama has a serious issue, he calls past presidents and elected officials, but he relies on Axelrod’s advice.
When Mid-20th Century Dagwood Bumstead, the symbol of the head of family, made his mad dash to the bus stop each day to go to work at Mr. Dither’s construction company, quantum physics hadn’t been discovered yet. The weird idea that a physical entity could
It’s a classic scene of comedy. Inspector Clouseau, played by Peter Sellers in The Pink Panther Strikes Again, asks the hotel clerk, “Does your dog bite?” Clerk: “No.” Clouseau reaches out to pet the dog, who attacks him savagely. Clouseau: “I thought you said your
Who Can you Trust on Your Way to the Top–Do the Right People Have Your Ear? As a senior manager in an organization, the most important question you ask yourself every day is, “Who should I listen to? Who can I trust?” We succeed or
By Carol Kallendorf, Ph.D.
When your first gig as a CEO is with a manufacturing company that has a balance sheet looks like a crime scene, in an endangered U.S. market that is …
By Jack Speer
In the world of Scott Adams’ Dilbert, the most useless and incompetent employees—those who are least intelligent and who add little to the team—are sent to training…
By Jack Speer
Popular, Brutal, Controversial, and Successful–Leadership Guru Jack Welch Made GE Number One Through Training Is Leadership Training Important to Your Team? Or Is It Just An Expensive Distraction? Jack Welch is …
By Carol Kallendorf, Ph.D.
Jamie Dimon Had A Diamond Studded Career. What Happened? As a senior executive at a mid-size management consulting firm in an industry where scaling is difficult and uncommon …
On October 7th New Orleans Saints Quarterback Drew Brees threw a single pass that broke a 52-year record. This moment in sports history was the result of huge talent and a staff of the best coaches.
Unfortunately, the most talented business teams often walk onto the field of business and…
By Jack Speer
They’ve Fundamentally Changed The Nature of Employment, Unemployment, Future Employment, and Markets The term “Robot” was coined in 1920 in the stageplay, R.U.R. In this story, the robots take over …
University Students Speak Out
Students from the University of Arizona share their argument concerning the Nike Corporation’s problems of capitalism and human rights.
