My boss sent this to me yesterday. It hits close to home.
Archive for the 'Business' Category
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May
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Risks
22
Jan
10
Management philosophy
“One of my core management philosophies is that managers should define the ultimate outcomes with their people, but not the specific steps to reach those outcomes. Each employee ought to have the freedom to figure out their own path to the goal.”
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Dec
09
Madoff
Apparently, Madoff fits right in.
09
Dec
09
Bureaucracy
Post by Matt Perman of What’s Best Next on 22 Words:
Whenever people begin to ask, “Does it fit our rules,” rather than, “Does it serve our mission,” then you have a bureaucracy.
24
Nov
09
Deficit
Via Marginal Revolution regarding the deficit as a percent of GDP in Belgium and Italy vs. the US:
“When water regularly overflows from your toilet, you want the toilet fixed, whether or not the water is doing harm.”
12
Nov
09
Markets in Everything
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Nov
09
Bear
From Marginal Revolution:
Markets in everything – Eternal Earth-Bound Pets, USA will pick up Christians’ pets after the rapture.
Taken from the Calculated Risk blog. This is no good.
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Aug
09
Weather on TV
I saw a commercial last night for a local TV station’s weather coverage. The ad said they were “First on and last off.”
Concerning weather, I’d prefer “We’re only on when weather is relevant.”
