Fear is devastating. It increases the cost of doing business and makes it impractical to implement many otherwise excellent ideas. Unfounded and exaggerated fear causes people to either freeze or make rush decisions. To be sure, there is a place for healthy fear. It serves to mobilize our resources. Yet, it should never be our primary motivator, [...]
Economics of Purpose and Economics of Fear
November 17th, 2008 · No Comments
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Purpose, the key to Baby Boomer retirement
November 17th, 2008 · No Comments
The Baby Boomer generation has been the generation that has changed every aspect of our society. It seems as though the whole world revolves around the challenge that our society is facing as they get older.
They have worked all their life in the mind numbing jobs that they did not much care for, looking all these years toward [...]
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History 2.0: Eight Modes of Excellence
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In the early 20th century Carnegie wrote that a good businessman should look at not just the proifts, but the people to decide the merits of a business. He expounded that while in a short term a strong Financial position is important, in the long term quality of people involved in a business often decides success [...]
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Medicare Won’t Pay for Errors Anymore by Yolanda Espino
November 17th, 2008 · No Comments
Medicare, which provides coverage for the elderly and disabled has decided to stop payment to hospitals; due to incompatible blood transfusions, develop infections after certain surgeries or must undergo a second operation to retrieve a sponge left behind from the first. Serious bed sores, blood clots, injuries from falls, and urinary tract infections caused by [...]
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