A study came out recently which is significant because of the size of the sample and its topic: management. Ultimate Software surveyed more than 2,000 of its employees on the importance of manger relationships. As part of a boutique that does management … Continue reading →
Richard Thaler recently won the Nobel Prize in economics. I first came upon Thaler when reading the introduction to Michael Lewis’ The Undoing Project (2017). Thaler and his colleague at the University of Chicago, Cass Sunstein, had written that all … Continue reading →
A recent reference caught my eye while browsing Linked-in. Andy Kessler, who writes for the Wall Street Journal, proclaims: Studies Are Usually Bunk, Study Shows. His basic premise is that, well, most studies are bunk calling the “two most dangerous … Continue reading →
Harvard Business Review is out with a new article with an enticing title: How to Predict Turnover of Your Salesforce (July-August, 2017). As mentioned in previous posts, I am not a big fan of HBR because they often get it … Continue reading →
I was intrigued by a recent article in the New York Times titled, “You’re Too Busy. You Need a Shultz Hour”. In it David Leonhardt writes: When George Shultz was secretary of state in the 1980s, he liked to carve out … Continue reading →
A value we bring to our clients is keeping abreast with, and sometimes adding to, the contributions that are being made to fields like selling and negotiation. A few months ago when ordering the “Revised and Updated” edition of Bargaining … Continue reading →