J.L. DRISCOLL
Manage Yourself, Lead Others
Recent Articles
“Oscar The Guard”
For those of you not yet familiar with Big Bird, Bert and Ernie, Oscar the Grouch and the rest of the Sesame Street gang, read no further. For those of you already familiar with those children's characters that have a lot to teach adults, let me introduce you to...
Job Descriptions
Closely held and growing businesses have typically left the task of job design to natural forces. The personalities of the employees and the normal course of events have generally shaped the development of the organization as well as the content of most of the jobs....
Delayed Decisions
Think back to the last time that you had a job for a period of time that you weren't doing well. You probably weren't enjoying it much and the prospects for positive change in the future were slim. Who was the first person that recognized that this wasn't the right...
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