Until 100 years ago, almost everyone on earth lived with shortages.
While a few were rich, most people seldom even had enough to eat. The 20th century was incredible. We acquired the ability to produce food and goods to satisfy the needs of everyone on earth, though we did not make them available to everyone.
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Let’s start with an easy one. It’s one that I think is really quite obvious and yet Managers at most place I’ve been employed have either deliberately or unconciously failed to respect their staff.

Respect in this context is more than just the respect you afford to the person in the street. Respect for [...]

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I certainly don’t want to turn this into a boring blog about management theory - especially when it’s not academic theory and certainly not based on detailed research.

I do want to talk about my experiences and what has worked for me in the many places I’ve been employed.

I encourage readers to jump in and correct [...]

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We have all been present at discussions (or arguments) in which one of the combatants attempts to clarify or strengthen a point by comparing the subject at hand with another item or situation more familiar to the audience or opponent. More often than not, this stratagem instantly results in the protest that “you’re comparing apples [...]

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