In his book Only The Paranoid Survive Andy Grove states “the ability to recognize that the winds have shifted and to take appropriate action before you wreck your boat is crucial to the future of an enterprise”. Although Andy was talking about companies the same thought applies to founders of companies. Should the Founder have […]
Whatever happened to loyalty in the workplace
Employment by its nature is a relationship between employee and employer (the company). In this relationship, loyalty can is defined as all about honesty, trust, and commitment between both parties. Are these characteristics that describe long gone work environments or today’s workplace? Is loyalty a necessary attribute for either party in this relationship today?
Your mother doesn’t work here
What can a Leader do with a workforce comprised of GenZ and Millennials?
Can you get an employee to act like an owner
? Can you really get employees to act like the owner of the business? As an owner do you know and are you willing to do what employees will ask of you in order for them to ‘act like an owner’ and in the end will they act like one? From the employees perspective what are they really asking for and what are they willing to give or do to ‘act like an owner’? Are both parties statements just loose talk?
What your mother didn’t tell you about taking money from strangers
Mothers are wise and wily creatures providing sage advice to us as we grow up. If yours was like mine one of her favorite warnings was “never take anything from strangers.” Should that warning also apply to private equity?
Better the devil I know than the devil I don’t
When it comes to making changes in a company there is a mentality amongst its employees that goes, ‘better the devil I know than the devil I don’t’. This is the ‘silent’ mantra of many employee when it comes to changes you are trying to make in your company. What changes are you trying to make […]