A Financial Tailspin sucks! Don't compound it. We’re going through some … interesting … times, financially. People feel insecure, established institutions are in desperate need of bailout (funny how attractive socialism becomes when you’re the one who needs the...
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Happy or Successful? Which will you pursue?
Click here to listen to this as a podcast. Click here to download the Happy versus Successful graphic On a recent birthday I was looking back at the strategies that my friends from high school and college and I employed to get where we are today. We assumed that...
The Tragedy of the Commons explained
The Tragedy of the Commons may eventually kill the human race. Before it does, however, this article explains what it is and gives several examples of where it comes into play.
How to Set Salaries for Entrepreneurs
“How to Set Salaries” is an article that first appeared on Entrepreneur.com in May, 2006.
Setting salaries for your staff is always a tricky thing to do. It’s especially hard if you’ve never done it before, because you probably don’t even know where to start. On the one hand, you want to pay enough to get the best possible talent. On the other hand, you don’t want to overpay. What’s an entrepreneur to do?
First of all, don’t panic. Remember that your goal is to attract good talent and pay them fairly… (continued at http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/0,4621,327848,00.html)
A Handy TO DO Sheet Template
This TO DO Sheet Template is a form I’ve found useful in categorizing the urgent, the important, and the let’s-not-do-that-shall-we?
Conquering the Stress of Uncertainty: Keeping Yourself Sane in an Uncertain World
Even in good times, uncertainty can be inherently stressful. In this article, we explore some recommendations and coping mechanisms for dealing with the uncertainties of life.
Living Your Life with Quality
What does it mean to build a quality life? Are you building a life to be proud of? Here’s a short fable by Mark Albion to help you sort it out.
The Macho Test, by Shelle Rose Charvet
In a guest column by Shelle Rose Charvet, Shelle discusses the Macho Test as a way of keeping communication flowing smoothly even when dealing with people who have just a tad too much testosterone.
Losses and Responsibility: How everyday business language lets us engage in accounting…deception.
The very language we use to talk about business issues lets us engage in psychological denial of accounting … creativity.
What is Leverage? What the buzzwords mean and why not to use them.
“Leverage” has become quite the overused buzzword. Here’s what it actually means and why not to use it.