It’s been a year of Sunday blogs
I realized today that it’s been a year of Sunday blogs. In reviewing them, I noticed that I talk a lot about
Don’t miss the opportunity presented by a crisis to make change!
It seems like we prepare all our lives for some types of crises never knowing when they will happen.
Why is micromanaging so attractive? How do we stop it?
What trigger snaps you into details like a hound dog after a rabbit?
Employers coping with the minimum wage increase. How can they do it?
I’ve been asked a lot recently, what are other employers doing to cope with the minimum wage increase? In fact, some are pretty frustrated because when the minimum wage goes up, that is not the only business cost that increases.
Do I really need to get the Sunday N.Y. Times?
Last week I talked about exercising the muscles around ethics. This week let’s do a little tune-up around expenses. Yes, I can hear you….stop saying “shoot me now!”
Want to be more productive? Go on vacation.
People say the most productive day in the year is the one just before you go on vacation. You fly around checking off tasks that MUST be completed.
Are you investing in your infrastructure?
This week a major waterline burst in a pipe under Sunset Blvd., a major artery in West Los Angeles, dumping millions of gallons of water onto the UCLA campus. Go Bruins! Oof!.
Would you give me 2 hours a day, if I could increase your profits 20%?
I’m asking for 2 hours a day where your phone and all social media is off, the door is closed and you have private work time.
Are you the manager from hell*?
A recent Gallop Study showed that 20% of employees are ACTIVELY disengaged at work. Are you the cause? Management actions are a common reason for employee disengagement. How might you undermine the work of your associates?
Can I leapfrog your business model?
If you have a hotel in a desirable location, do you care about AirBNB rentals in your area? If you have a market or a chain of markets, what do you think about Amazon fresh? I didn’t go to the mall to get some summer shorts, I ordered them from Zappos. It wasn’t so long […]