J.L. DRISCOLL
Manage Yourself, Lead Others
Recent Articles
It’s Easy, Just Watch
Most things in life are pretty easy to do after you know how to do them. Management is just the opposite. Most everyone knows how to manage (just ask them), but it's done well all too infrequently (just look around). I guess part of the answer for the discipline of...
No Excuses Please
Ever hear the excuse, "I was too busy." Don't buy it. There may not be enough time to do everything you want, but there is enough time to do anything you want. "Too busy" is the excuse, but failing to establish priorities is the reason. There's always a reason when...
One Bad Attitude Can Spoil The Barrel
"One bad apple will spoil the barrel." Same holds true for attitudes. One bad one can spoil the barrel. What's a manager to do? Bad attitudes are as difficult to get your hands on as bad apples are hard to find in the bottom of the barrel. You know there's something...
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