by Contributing Writer Published: August 6,2010
Tags: Keating, Small Business Enterprise
Well, I’ve unlocked the secret of President Obama’s agenda for the economy. It certainly was not easy. But it finally came to me as the President signed the financial regulatory bill in July. Apparently, the President of the United States, his top advisers, along with the current leadership in Congress, believe that best way to [...] [...]
by Contributing Writer Published: July 30,2010
If you are a business, division, or team leader who does not personally own the business or organization in which you have a leadership role, congratulations. You are in the majority — executives hired to manage privately-held or publicly-traded companies, government or nonprofit organizations or divisions, on behalf of the owner(s) or community. You have [...] [...]
by Contributing Writer Published: July 30,2010
Tags: Keating, Small Business Enterprise
When it comes to the New York Yankees, you either love ‘em or hate ‘em. That’s been the case for almost 90 years now, since the Yanks became a powerhouse in the 1920s. But over the past 37 years, the same could be said for the team’s owner, George Steinbrenner. In fact, over those decades, [...] [...]
by Contributing Writer Published: July 24,2010
Tags: Keating, Small Business Enterprise
President Obama is no fan of fossil fuels. Instead, he likes wind and solar. Unfortunately, energy via winds and the sun is unreliable and extremely costly. Part of the big costs come from government handouts. In his radio and online address on July 3, the president dressed up taxpayer subsidies as plusses for the economy. [...] [...]
by Contributing Writer Published: July 24,2010
Tags: Leadership, Small Business Enterprise, small business. Wendy Mack
Employee motivation is a perennial hot topic for leaders at all levels. What if you had a way to identify what motivates each person on your team? What if your conversations with each employee could be tailored to emphasize what matters most to him or her? What if you could match each person’s tasks and [...] [...]
by Contributing Writer Published: July 17,2010
Have you ever had a few short minutes to present a proposal to senior management about an initiative you and your team are passionate about, only to feel after the presentation that you didn’t communicate to the executives the importance of your proposal? As a team leader and director of a function or a team, [...] [...]
by Contributing Writer Published: July 17,2010
Tags: Keating, Small Business Enterprise
Few like the “double dip.” “Seinfeld” brought attention to the chip double-dipper. George dipped a potato chip in dip, took a bite, and then dipped again. He was called for his unsanitary double dip. Then there’s double dipping in government. An individual carries two government titles; or retires, collects a pension and still gets paid [...] [...]
by Contributing Writer Published: July 17,2010
Tags: syrovy
At one in the morning, I looked out the window of my dark kitchen. The party was still going strong; people were happily chatting in the flicker of tiki torches; someone appeared to be doing a dance. I swallowed an Ambien, pondered the scene a moment more, and crawled under the covers. It wasn’t my [...] [...]
by Contributing Writer Published: July 10,2010
When the workforce of 800 in a plant of a large technology company was asked what percentage of their productive energy they were giving to this company, their answer was 25 percent. “Productive energy” is a way of measuring how much the workforce is giving to the employer in terms of their commitment to the [...] [...]
by Contributing Writer Published: July 10,2010
Tags: Keating, Small Business Enterprise
Is the current U.S. Supreme Court — or more accurately, a slim majority of justices — pro-business? Some decisions from the just-finished court term led to the “pro-business” label being hurled in an accusatory tone. A recent New York Times analysis quoted Lisa S. Blatt, who served in the solicitor general’s office for 13 years, [...] [...]
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