There’s a difficulty I hear people talk about a lot in the self-improvement world that goes something like this: “Should I keep trying to change, or should I just learn to love myself?” The people…
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How to Supercharge Your Learning and Self Improvement
One of my favorite pieces of ancient wisdom comes from the Stoic philosopher Epictetus: We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak. Sure, that may not…
Leadership Thoughts
I read a few books this week (what else is new, right?) and came across a couple of quotes that I wanted to share — enjoy!: “Jim Collins’ notion of Level 5 managers comes into…
A Team Dynamic Reminder…To Myself
Back in 1965, Bruce Tuckman analyzed team development and came up with the following concept – which you might have seen before: All of us are going through these stages constantly – and as…
Leadership – Move F.A.S.T.
Move F.A.S.T.! Future Impacts Accountability Systems Transparency Leadership includes maintaining focus and keeping the throughput of change manageable and digestible for our team, our clients, and our bottom line. We need to move FAST on many…
Welcome to BA 225 – Business Law – Summer 2017 – Saint Martin’s University
Welcome to BA225 – Business Law. I look forward to spending the next few weeks with you to learn how the law and legal environment impact business operations. A few things as we dig into…
Intro and Syllabus for BA311 – Money and Banking – Spring 2017
Welcome to BA311 – Money and Banking. I look forward to spending the next few weeks with you as we learn how financial markets and economic policies impact business operations. A few things as we…
Intro and Syllabus for BA300 – Principles of Finance
Welcome to BA300 – Principles of Finance. I look forward to spending the next few weeks with you as we explore Corporate Finance. A few things as we dig into the semester – Tests and…
Global Economics
The ability to have free trade in goods and services helps more than it hurts. The global economic powers must help that negatively affected transition, but the world is better when goods and services, instead…
Fiscal Policy and Federal Intervention – More Hope than Change
After eight years of aggressive policy moves by both the Bush and Obama administrations, little has changed in the average American’s economic life. We are no longer looking at a collapse of the banking system….