Category Archives: The People

All about the people side of business and life.

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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You failed. So what?

David asked, “Stan can you spend a few more minutes with me here on the phone?” after our joint telecon had ended with his business partner. David and Jed had formed their company about seventeen years ago.  It had grown … Continue reading

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‘Sup?

Sitting at dinner one night in Durham, North Carolina, with the Chief Commercial Officer of Ridge Diagnostics, the lab manager and the medical director, we enjoyed east Indian food and discussed the progress that Ridge had made.  We were intently … Continue reading

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