Management consultant William N. Yeomans records these two principles in his book, 1000 Things You Never Learned in Business School (Penguin Books, New York). The Principle of Misdirected Expectations: The less time you spend with your people discussing what you expect them to accomplish, the more chance they will accomplish something. The Principle of Autocratic Inaction:  [...]

Many have learned that there are TWO RULES OF SUCCESS: 1) Do not tell everything you know 2)

An old joke goes something like, “It sure was considerate of the founding fathers to sign the Declaration of Independence on a holiday.”  And while that thought can still bring a smile, the fact is, it is not correct. Yes, July 4th is Independence Day, a legal holiday in the United States and its territories.  [...]

The higher you rise in an organization, the more you need to delegate.  The more you delegate, the higher you can rise.  You cannot move up to bigger responsibilities if you are bogged down in a lot of details that someone else could be handling Leaders all know this, of course, and make an effort [...]

Where others see bewildering complexity,             Leaders see simplicity and turn stumbling stones into stepping stones Where others perceive uncertainty as threats,             Leaders see it as fertile grounds for opportunity and are willing to take risks. Where others cringe from change,             Leaders make friends with it, welcome it, embrace it. Where others grasp [...]

Here is a useful list of business terms adapted from a recent “translation” by Across the Board magazine: CORE COMPETENCE: A term used to distinguish the few things a company does well from the mass of things it does badly. EMPOWERMENT: A term meant to give survivors of restructure the illusion they have a role [...]