Today, Investor’s Business Daily issued a report noting the 20 freedoms we as Americans will lose as a result of the healthcare reform. I want to name a few of these and discuss the impact of them on the healthcare business and American businesses.
For employees and the general populace:
You are an employer and you...
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Jean-Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval was a French artillery officer and engineer who revolutionized French cannon, creating a new production system that allowed lighter, more uniform guns without sacrificing range. His work superseded the de Vallière system which standardized the French sizes in artillery pieces. These guns proved essential to French military victories during the...
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Human nature says we need to get all we can. Generosity, however, offers us great benefits.
We were created to conserve. Our nature, however, says consume. This consumption is an expression of the brokenness of the world. We have to fight the desire to get all we can. Yet if we could see the benefits...
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One of the new blogs I enjoy reading is called The Simple Dollar. It’s a personal finance blog. Recently, they posted an article about social capital, what it is, how to get it, and why you should engage in it.
This issue became very real to me today as I talked with our new financial...
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Umair Haque is Director of the Havas Media Lab, a new kind of strategic advisor that helps investors, entrepreneurs, and firms experiment with, craft, and drive radical management, business model, and strategic innovation.
In an article this year on Harvard Business Review, he suggested that the question, “Is it time to reboot capitalism?“, should be...
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In a recent article from a South African website, professional coaches and psychologists respond to a great question: What do you wish managers and leaders knew? Their answers were fascinating and challenge the ideas about leaders and those they lead.
Mary, a professional life coach and dietician, shared three facts on personal wellbeing and overall...
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