J.L. DRISCOLL
Manage Yourself, Lead Others
Recent Articles
Theory “Why” Management II
Most managers are familiar with the "alphabet" theories of management. It started with Theory X and Theory Y, soon there was Theory Z and the Theory of the Rising Sun. Now, hardly a year goes by without another letter of the alphabet being canonized as the theory of...
Theory “Why” Management
It was Private #1's first day in his new unit. His sergeant lead him to an area on the perimeter of the camp and ordered him to dig a foxhole. Private #1, as he had many times in training, dutifully, but grudgingly, begun the task of digging the foxhole. On Private...
One On One
Although the game of basketball was designed to be played on a full court with five players on each team, if you are going to be a basketball player, you'll spend plenty of time playing "one on one". It's a game that's played on school yards and basketball courts...
COMING SOON
SKIN IN THE GAME
We were all born with “skin in the game”, both literally and figuratively. And with that skin in the game, we were given the free will to care for the literal and the responsibility to impact the figurative. This book is about five areas where we all have “skin in the game” and in which, together we can have an impact: Citizenship, National Service, Fair Taxes, The Public’s Education, and Crony Capitalism.
IT’s YOUR BUSINESS
IYB is about is all about “getting results through people”. The job of the manager is different from all other jobs. The engineer, cook or accountant are all expected to get results directly from their own efforts. The manager’s work is different because the manager is expected to “get results through people”.
Non$ense & Common$ense
Commenting on the heroism of the men who fought the battle on Iwo Jima in World War II, Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz remarked, “Uncommon valor was a common virtue”.
Unfortunately, in today’s world it seems that common sense has become an uncommon virtue. Non$ense and Common$ense is dedicated to exposing the everyday contradictions in public discourse that if left unchecked will erode the independence that so many sacrificed so much to achieve.
406 cLUB
The 406 Club honors the American way of life, the individuals that make it possible, the families that perpetuate it and the Patriots who serve to protect it. Often heroes without headlines, but these are stories that should not be forgotten and that will inspire all of us to do the right thing at the right time.
JOSEPH L. DRISCOLL
Joe began his business career in 1972 following five years of service as a Marine Corps aviator. Founding his first business in 1978, Mr. Driscoll’s entrepreneurial career then spanned the next 40 years before recently retiring as Chairman and Chief Executive of both the Lansmont Corporation and Team Corporation.
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joe@jldriscoll.com