by Joe Driscoll | Dec 2, 2009 | Nonsense & Common Sense
From the President’s West Point address on our Afghanistan policy. “First, there are those who suggest that Afghanistan is another Vietnam. They argue that it cannot be stabilized, and we’re better off cutting our losses and rapidly withdrawing. I...
by Joe Driscoll | Nov 27, 2009 | It's Your Business, Leadership
Managing is basically a process of getting results through people. This process includes a combination of defining responsibilities, organizing, establishing goals, and generally making sure that people know what they’re supposed to do, have the means to do it,...
by Joe Driscoll | Nov 27, 2009 | It's Your Business, Leadership
Is a good manager necessarily a good leader? Can you poorly execute the fundamentals of good management and still be an effective leader? These are good questions and they are frequently asked. The concepts of management and leadership are commonly confused. All too...
by Joe Driscoll | Nov 27, 2009 | It's Your Business, People
Much has been written about the effective executive. The rewards are for doing the right things, effectiveness, as compared with merely doing things right, efficiency. Does this same wisdom apply to all workers? You bet it does! It is little wonder that performance,...
by Joe Driscoll | Nov 27, 2009 | It's Your Business, People
“In Search of Excellence” by Tom Peters and Bob Waterman, “What They Don’t Teach You at Harvard Business School” by Mark McCormack, “Managing Through People” by Dale Carnegie and Associates and “The One Minute...
