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You don't want to get the same kind of advice from everyone on your board.
You don't want to get the same kind of advice from everyone on your board.
The five steps in teaching an employee new skills are preparation, explanation, showing, observation and supervision.
The five steps in teaching an employee new skills are preparation, explanation, showing, observation and supervision.
The boss must first distinguish between action information and status information. He must discipline himself not to act on problems read more
The boss must first distinguish between action information and status information. He must discipline himself not to act on problems his managers can solve, and never to act on problems when he is explicitly reviewing status. I once knew a boss who invariably picked up the phone to give orders before the end of the first paragraph in a status report. That response is guaranteed to squelch full disclosure.
The politicians don't just want your money. They want your soul. They want you to be worn down by taxes read more
The politicians don't just want your money. They want your soul. They want you to be worn down by taxes until you are dependent and helpless. When you subsidize poverty and failure, you get more of both.
...the only means to well-being is to increase the quantity of products. This is what business aims at.
...the only means to well-being is to increase the quantity of products. This is what business aims at.
Everything you want in life has a price connected to it. There's a price to pay if you want to read more
Everything you want in life has a price connected to it. There's a price to pay if you want to make things better, a price to pay just for leaving things as they are, a price for everything.
He that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent. [Proverbs 28:20].
He that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent. [Proverbs 28:20].
The art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose as to obtain the largest amount of feathers with the read more
The art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose as to obtain the largest amount of feathers with the least possible amount of hissing.
If you hire only those people you understand, the company will never get people better than you are. Always remember read more
If you hire only those people you understand, the company will never get people better than you are. Always remember that you often find outstanding people among those you don't particularly like.
