While I like the sentiment of companies advertising their commitment to helping people during the pandemic, so much of it rings hollow to me. I mean, some of these companies make billions and are still hawking their products to great numbers who are currently laid off or furloughed and have no income. Do they realize … Continue reading Hey, big corporations, now is the time to put your money where your mouth is.
Month: April 2020
Managing employees at home bothering you? Try leading them.
People are working from home and it has brought about some of what, to me anyway, are some of the most annoying posts and articles relating to how businesses should deal with it. I understand some of the technical challenges. How do you hold meetings? How do you communicate effectively? Those are things that, while … Continue reading Managing employees at home bothering you? Try leading them.
The purpose of business. Give or take?
“The purpose of business is to create and keep a customer.” – Peter Drucker “There is one and only one social responsibility of business–to use its resources and engage in activities designed to increase its profits.” – Milton Friedman These two quotations share divergent views of the purpose of business. Peter Drucker, the man many … Continue reading The purpose of business. Give or take?
There are opportunities in this trying time if you focus on your customers.
My wife is an avid yogi. In other words, she is a consistent and committed yoga practitioner, and not just any yoga, she practices Bikram yoga. This type of yoga involves going into a studio that is heated to over 100 degrees with 75% humidity and performing a prescribed series of postures while sweating out … Continue reading There are opportunities in this trying time if you focus on your customers.
Neal Woodson 