What is the purpose of management in a business? Is it not to manage people, processes and resources in a way that accomplishes the objectives of a business in the most effective, efficient and successful manner possible? If that is the case, then why is it so typical to see managers at various levels of …
Monthly Update to Top Ten All-Time Posts
Each month I update the list of the top 10 most visited posts since this blog began in 2011. I've published over 500 posts in the past 2.5 years and it's revealing to track what's popular over the long term. During the month of September, we saw the recent post "Deciding When to Leave Your …
Top 5 Posts for September
September was a busy month on this blog. Thanks to the many readers who made September the third best month of 2013 to date. In case you missed the more popular posts, here is a list of the top 5 for the month: 1. Deciding When to Leave Your Job 2. My First Week With …
That’s Not Crazy – That’s Love
Some of the best days of my life - past and present - are days spent with my parents on their farm in Winchester, Kentucky. We moved there when I was in sixth grade. I live about 90 miles away, so at best I get there once a month to spend a day. It is …
Deciding When To Leave Your Job
It is no longer the norm that employees stay with the same company for the bulk of their adult lives. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average tenure in the U.S. in 2012 was 4.6 years. Over a career spanning 40+ years, that's a lot of change for the average American. It's interesting …
