The term “selective benefits” is usually thought of in relation to programs such as welfare as in this definition of selective Benefits: Selective benefits are provided on the basis of a claimant’s income and circumstance. An example of a selective benefit is the Child Tax Credit. We are not all treated alike by the other [...]
“As a society declines, it becomes more polarized as factions stake out turf they can cling to. Here, you have a choice. You can either embrace the widening middle ground now opening up between the polarities or exploit the passions on the extremes. Organizations that follow the latter course will look and feel more traditional [...]
“Although I am recognized with this tremendous honor of being in the basketball hall of fame, I don’t look at this moment as a defining end to my relationship with the game of basketball. It is simply a continuation of something I started a long time ago. One day you might look up and see [...]
First a quote from Jack Welch on Candor “There’s still not enough candor in this company. [By that] I mean facing reality, seeing the world as it is rather than as you wish it were. We’ve seen over and over again that businesses facing market downturns, tough competition, and more demanding customers inevitably make forecasts [...]
The “Sandwich Method” of feedback was the first method of constructive criticism I learned as a young manager right out of university. You know it – 1) say something positive then 2) give the constructive criticism and then 3) close with a positive statement. Example: Mary, you are doing a great job on the ACME [...]
The company is 12 years old today. Wow. What a journey so far! A huge THANK YOU to our clients, our employees and all of our supporters over the last 12 years. Black swans do exist, and thrive, with a lot of help from their friends. THANK YOU! We’ll have a party after SchipulCon 09 [...]