J.L. DRISCOLL
Manage Yourself, Lead Others
Recent Articles
Opening Day
It is the most common of our experiences. It is one that many of us have experienced on numerous occasions. It is one that hundreds are experiencing this very moment. It is the first day on a new job. How important is that first day? Is it important enough to effect...
Higher Hiring
Most definitions of management share the viewpoint that good management is a process of reaching goals by working with and through people. That being the case, choosing your team is the first step to success. Make sure that you get the best people available. Aim high...
Don’t Delay The Firing Squad
When you first get the idea that you should fire one of your employees, you are probably already too late. That might sound hard hearted but its all too often true. The boss is often the last to know. When it comes to decisions involving a termination, the great...
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