by Joe Driscoll | Nov 21, 2009 | Management
What can German parachutes teach us about good management? In the case of a recent visit to a German parachute manufacturing company, it was a metaphorical reminder of the two important management principles, delegation and control. Consider the case of the...
by Joe Driscoll | Nov 21, 2009 | Management
Everyone in the office always arrived well before starting time and remained until all the days work was done, even if that required some extra time. There never had been a need for a time clock or a sign-in sheet. The business was regulated by what needed to be done,...
by Joe Driscoll | Nov 21, 2009 | Management
Life is full of lines. We start out coloring between the lines, then we graduate to waiting in line, standing behind the line and keeping our eyes on the bottom line. Let me introduce you to yet another line, the “we/they line”. It’s not quite as...
by Joe Driscoll | Nov 21, 2009 | Management
In aviation there is a concept known as the “performance envelop.” The “performance envelop” is defined by a number of operating criteria such as speed and altitude in which a plane can safely perform. Most pilots operate comfortably within the...
by Joe Driscoll | Nov 21, 2009 | Management
Nature abhors a vacuum. So does the electorate and so do your employees. Where ever a vacuum exists, something, and not always the best thing, will fill the void. A Republican television commentator grabs 30% of the vote against a sitting President; a Democrat...
