“The most important words in any meeting are not in the first sentence, they are in the last sentence.”
In any serious meeting, the opening statements are all about posturing - if it is serious enough, the participants have rehearsed what they’re going to say and prepped with their teams. They stake out positions and begin […]
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Most jobs can be done by anyone with 10 fingers and 10 toes, provided they know what to count.
Simplistic, I know. At least, on the surface it may seem simplistic. But the key to this statement is the last six words: “…provided they know what to count.”
My current job has many facets, some obvious, some […]
Crisis Management
People good at crisis management got that way for a reason.
Think about that statement for a moment.
I’ve met a number of people that come through big when the chips are down. I’ve also seen a lot of those same people unable to manage an operation on a day-to-day basis. Crisis is where they operate best, […]
99 Dead Monkeys
I can give a Master Carpenter a hammer and he will frame a house in a week. But if I give nail guns to 100 monkeys, all I will get at the end of the week is 99 dead monkeys.
Yes, the first post on Profound Business is titled 99 Dead Monkeys.
They say you have to […]
