Third Rule of Management: Never Shoot The Horse You Are Riding

Digg DiggDear Little Brother, When you are managing a team of people, you are inevitably going to have turnover. There are two kinds of turnover: the kind that you plan for and the kind that you haven’t planned for. Let’s put off talking about the kind of turnover that you haven’t planned for and focus [...]

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Jordan McCabe: Lookout

Some people are born with a gift. Spend a few minutes and see what Jordan McCabe’s gift is:

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Here’s To The Crazy Ones

Think Different. I recently bought an Apple. After reading this, I wonder what took me so long. From Wikipedia: Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the [...]

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Second Rule of Management: Fire Fast

Dear Little Brother, One of the most difficult situations you will soon be faced with as a new manager has to do with firing people. When is the best time to fire someone? The first time it crosses your mind. Maybe at first glance, this seems a little dramatic — but it isn’t really. This [...]

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The First Rule of Management: Be There

Dear Little Brother, HOLY. Someone put you in charge a group of people and gave you the title manager? Congratulations. You have managed to work your way up to middle management in the jungle that is Corporate America. Workin’ for The Man. So it is probably about time that I mentioned just a few of [...]

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Vote With Your Feet

Vote With Your Feet. Dont like the way something is going in your life? Vote With Your Feet. Do something different. Then get people to follow you for the real magic.

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Horrible Logos

No matter how many times I go through the logo process, I never seem to quite end up with *exactly* what I wanted. So when I saw Chuck Reynolds talking about getting a new logo for RynoWeb at Horrible Logos, I thought – what the heck, it isn’t like it will be any worse than [...]

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Justin Bieber: Never Say Never The Movie

Justin Bieber: Never Say Never The Movie official trailer.

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ATOMIC TOM: Rock On

Earlier this month, the band ATOMIC TOM in New York had their instruments stolen. And what they did next is probably the thing that will put them on the map. When life gets you down, keep rockin’.

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The Fifth Rule of Negotiations: Never Eat The Last Bite

Growing up with brothers, it was common in my house that when someone put food in front of us the general rule was: Whoever eats the fastest gets the most. But when it comes to negotiations, this rule doesn’t really apply. In any negotiation, you will be much better off in the long run if [...]

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The Fourth Rule of Negotiation: Expectations Are Everything

Setting the right expectations with the other side of a negotiation is paramount to getting to a solution that works on a long term basis. In every negotiation, in every relationship, in just about any situation that applies to life – you will have numerous opportunities to set the other parties expectations. And the magic [...]

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The Third Rule of Negotiation: The One With The Least Interest Controls The Relationship

In any negotiation, if you find that you are the party who is clearly the most interested, one of the easiest ways to become less interested is to evaluate your BATNA.

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The Second Rule of Negotiation: When You Are Explaining You Are Losing

Kenny Rogers alluded to it when he sang about it in the famous song The Gambler. You got to know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em, Know when to walk away and know when to run. You never count your money when you’re sittin’ at the table. There’ll be time enough for [...]

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The First Rule Of Negotiation: First One To Talk Loses

One of my college professors taught me this simple Rule by holding a class activity. One day, he came to class and told everyone in the class to pick a partner. The activity for the day was that we were going to “negotiate” a buy price for a used car and whoever negotiated the best [...]

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Range Of Crazy

We are all crazy. Pretty much everyone I know or have ever come in contact with is nuts in one way or another. So if you are in a relationship with someone (business, personal, whatever) — and you find yourself wondering “is that person crazy?” the answer is Y-E-S. And if you are in a [...]

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Ed Ledek Math

When I was in college, I had the chance to work for some great people who taught me lessons that I still tote around with me today. Not just lessons about business, but lessons about life. One of those people that taught me some great things was Ed Ledek. Ed was a managing partner in [...]

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Steve Wynn: I Agree

Geez. Politics are everywhere nowdays – or at least they seem to be. I wouldn’t consider myself all that “political” of a person – but I couldn’t find much I disagreed with in Steve Wynn’s recent interview for CNBC.

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It’s All What You Get Used To

About to undergo a major change in your life? Something lurking in your future that seems larger-than-something-you-can-handle-without-complete-meltdown? Keep this phrase in mind: It’s all what you get used to. Like most parents, I try to worry too much about my kids and what is in their best long term interest. Mostly, I have an idea [...]

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Operating On Children: Don’t Worry I Am An Expert.

Talking to a small business owner about helping them with their business is very similar to a surgeon talking to a parent about operating on a child. THEIR child.

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