webcast of great lean song: "Managing by results, it don’t work anymore. Don’t stand in your office, go to the shop floor... to really improve you must iterate, see our problems as treasures before its too late, and eliminate waste, whether little or great..."
Maslow on Dealing with Authoritarians » Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog
Posted in Management by curious_cat 286 days ago (http://management.curiouscatblog.net)
Maslow: "The correct thing to do with authoritarians is to take them realistically for the bastards that they are and then behave toward them as if they are bastards. That is the only realistic way to treat bastards. If one smiles..."
You’ve Got to Find What You Love » Curious Cat Management Blog
Posted in Management by curiouscat 217 days ago (http://management.curiouscatblog.net)
"Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on
Jeff Bezos of Amazon: Birth of a Salesman - WSJ.com
Posted in Management by curiouscat 216 days ago (http://online.wsj.com)
"Behind the rise of Jeff Bezos and Amazon... Over time, Mr. Bezos's unusual management style began to develop. He's not always a 'nice' CEO. He can inspire and cajole but also irritate and berate. He can see the big picture—and micromanage to distraction. He's quirky, brilliant and demanding."
Jobs made most of his wealth by following an investment strategy that flew directly in the face of conventional Wall Street thinking
Posted in Business by curiouscat 211 days ago (http://www.marketwatch.com)
"As an investor, Jobs took a long-term view, and he was rewarded for it. The patience he showed is the opposite of the short-term thinking that now pervades Wall Street and that pushes public companies to put quarterly results ahead of investing for long-term growth."
Auditors Scrutinizing Wall Street Journal Europe's Circulation - NYTimes.com
Posted in Business by gawt931 218 days ago (http://www.nytimes.com)
The figures are being examined by British auditors after a newspaper referred to a complex sponsorship deal as a circulation "scam."
Always Loved His Spirit for Marketing
Posted in Business by wArmandoRossd 223 days ago (http://www.bbc.co.uk)
Strange how things work sometimes. The guy died so young, yet left a bigger impact on the world than most people would have had they lived 500 years.
never liked the products, but always loved his spirit for marketing; what a sad loss indeed.
never liked the products, but always loved his spirit for marketing; what a sad loss indeed.
Data Doesn’t Lie But We Can Draw Faulty Conclusions From Data
Posted in Management by quixperito_cat 366 days ago (http://management.curiouscatblog.net)
Data can be wrong (and the data can even be made faulty intentionally by someone). Or someone can draw the wrong conclusion from data that is correct. But in neither case is the data lying.
If at first they don't succeed, praise, praise again.
Posted in Management by curiouscat 371 days ago (http://blog.threestarleadership.com)
Praise is a powerful tool, the most powerful one we have to get a person to try something new, or continue improving at something difficult. But we seem to withhold praise until performance is excellent. Sometimes we don't even praise then.
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