You're Not the Boss of Me

DECEMBER 5, 2010

I was watching the evening news with my husband and he asked me to change the channel so he could watch the national, rather than the provincial, news. I said, “ This is the National News ”. Sometimes, the best thing to do is give her time and space to realize how counterproductive her insistence is.

Blog 52

Blog Self-aware Covey Emotional Intelligence 52

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 29, 2014

I decided to dig out this piece and reread it after news broke this week that Burger King is buying the Canadian coffee-and-doughnut chain Tim Hortons for about $11 billion. Companies practicing what was once called “welfare capitalism”—not the welfare state—would meet the bulk of their needs.

Public Relations 9

Public Relations Offshoring Magazine Globalization 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2016

Foreign companies, foreign governments, and Iranians expected to see improvements to Iran’s investment climate after implementing a nuclear deal and sanctions relief in the country. The economy still hasn’t received a boost from sanctions relief, and many big banks that left the country have not returned.

Tourism 8

Tourism Banking Due Diligence Hotels 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2015

The good news: They’re responding “with pragmatism, energy, and ambition.” The results are tangible: Largely through the efforts of a single front-line employee and two middle managers working in Ford’s shop, South Bend last year streamlined and automated its tax-abatement petition process.

Drucker 8

Drucker Katz Innovation Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2018

Beginning in the 1980s, this move helped companies reduce their retirement liabilities and better meet their quarterly financial targets, but put an unmanageable burden on employees. The good news is that fixing the coming retirement crisis is possible. Why It’s a Good Deal for Companies. One Potential Solution.

Asset Management 10

Asset Management Crisis Cost Planning 10