Management

Balancing Your Perspective

By: Tom Cramer
  Split personalities are normally thought of as a problem or the key element of a crime drama. However, the successful business owner and manager is forced to develop something of a split personality to successfully accomplish their unique jobs. Dealing with the wide range of issues, challenges, and decisions faced day after day requires the ability to rapidly switch perspectives from strategic to tactical, short to long term, and people versus mission. Fighting the Tyranny of the Urgent One of the best ways to …

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Who’s On Your Bus?

By Tom Cramer
  We all have a variety of opinions about the thousands of business books that are available, many promising to answer all your questions. While we know that few of them deliver on that promise, there are some gems every business owner and manager should take time to read and contemplate. Jim Collins is an author who has cracked the code in speaking about several practical business issues and how to help be better operators. His first book was Built to Last and speaks to key elements for long-term success. A later book, Good …

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Managing in a New Environment

By: Tom Cramer
  Many experts in the field of management and human resources are writing and speaking about the unprecedented management environment they are witnessing. Something of a perfect storm over the past decade has encompassed the growing role of a “new mindset” among younger workers, the impact of the pandemic, and the adjustments required in a post-pandemic environment. Beyond the Great Resignation These and other realities are forcing successful managers and leaders to recognize two essential facts. First, the situations they face today are different from those of just a few years ago, and often …

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