TOM IZZO: OUTSTANDING MANAGER Tom Izzo is an outstanding manager who has led Michigan State University back to The NCAA Final Four for the 7th time. He has set an unprecedented record of leading his team to The Final Four for the third time when it has been a number five seed or higher. This [...]
THE MANAGEMENT OF YOU In my career I was very lucky. I had the opportunity to work directly with businesses in a number of countries and with a great number of excellent executives. I was also exposed to a number of executives who did not perform well. While there were a number of reasons why [...]
WOMEN STILL STRUGGLING TO CLOSE $530,000 GENDER GAP A recent study titled "Status of Women in the States" commissioned by the Institute for Women's Policy Research" highlighted new information in the ongoing battle in the US to close the Gender Gap as regards equal pay for equal jobs. The study showed women born between 1950 [...]
"WHAT IS BEST FOR PEOPLE IS WHAT THEY DO FOR THEMSELVES" Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin was not referring to self-mentoring when he made this quote about 200 years ago. Mr. Franklin was probably encouraging people to fend for themselves and not be at the mercy of others. However, the quote has relevance for many young [...]
MANAGING WEAKNESSES INTO STRENGTHS Far too many people accept their weaknesses and fail to make the effort to manage weaknesses into strengths.Thomas Wolfe said if you have a talent and have not figured out how to use it you have failed yourself. If you have a talent and only use a portion of it you [...]
