Tag Archive | "Business Strategy"
Consultants: A Necessary Evil?
I’ve read several books on how to negotiate in business. They all pretty much say the thing. Of course, the grand-daddy of all of these is “What Color is Your Parachute?” I read this way back when I was negotiating for my first job. Usually negotiating isn’t high on your priorities when you’re first entering [...]
Continue reading...Rule 4: Never Question Anything
Wednesday, January 21, 2004
A friend of mine recently recounted a story at her work that sums up Unspoken Business Rule #4 very well: never question anything. She works at a large format printing company. They do things like bus banners and big signs for trade shows. Stuff like that. So, their biggest expenses are paper and ink. Her company [...]
Continue reading...Rule 1: Use It Or Lose It
Tuesday, January 13, 2004
In the middle of just about every conference room where budget decisions are made sits a big, fat elephant. People sometimes glance at it or whisper to their peers about it but it gets little airtime. The elephant is named, “Use It Or Lose It.” This is an unspoken business law that drives more business [...]
Continue reading...Rule 3: Advantage Business
Sunday, January 11, 2004
One of the reasons that the corporation is generally opposed to collective bargaining is because it empowers workers and balances the power equation. Unspoken Business Rule #3 maintains that the business must maintain power over it’s workers. Employee Salary - A great illustration is the fact that though the company knows what each employee’s salary is, [...]
Continue reading...Rule 2: Mediocrity Is Rewarded
Sunday, January 11, 2004
It’s been eight years since I began my life as a professional in the American workplace. Most of my time (95%) has been spent as a management consultant. Management consulting just means providing advice to those in charge of running a business. So, that’s what I do. As a consultant, it is usually my job [...]
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