Author Archives: Stan

Until it’s no longer necessary

The goal of equal employment opportunity statutes is to enforce the Constitutional notion of equality.  The legislation has been necessary because the definition of equality, and to whom it applies, has needed to address changing public opinion of what those … Continue reading

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Principles are better than recipes

So here’s the scene.  It’s eleven-thirty a.m. on a work day.  I’m meeting with Andrew, the president of a local company to talk about organizational changes anticipated for the coming year and how to raise the leadership contributions of senior … Continue reading

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The 30% rule

What I’m going to describe to you is a principle of business strategy, planning and management that will help your organization for many years to come.  It’s not a tool that you can implement today and see the effect tomorrow.  … Continue reading

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Corporate politics…the universal excuse

Sitting at lunch with Steve, we took stock of how our lives have unfolded since we worked together in 1983-1987.  At that time, Steve was a product engineer for TRW LSI Products division and I was heading up manufacturing.  We … Continue reading

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