Often people are perplexed to see a company with an outstanding culture, a great record of growth and success, suddenly start to spurt, sputter and stutter like a car running out of gas. Cars have a gas gauge to let you know when you are running low on gas for the engine, which of course is [...]
Entries Tagged as 'management'
Telltale Sign of a Company in Decline
November 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · Blog, Business Ethics, Business Management, Financial Services
Tags: Bob MacDonald·Business manaagement·Cisco·Corporate bureaucracy·John Chambers·management·managers
Hartford Forced to Outsource Leadership
October 5th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Business Ethics, Business Management, Financial Services, Insurance Marketing
The world is entirely too full of corporate managers who think the yellow brick road to easy management and quick solutions is to simply outsource the problem to some outside “expert.” Heavy dependence on outsourcing is a clear indication of rot at the core of a company’s management. Just last week we saw a great [...]
Tags: Bob MacDonald·Liam McGee·life insurance·management·outsourcing·The Hartford
We Exterminate Rats and Cockroaches – Why Not Management Consultants?
September 20th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Blog, Business Ethics, Business Management, Financial Services
Except for maybe bankers, can you think of any group more useless than management consultants? These people are a confirmation of the old theory that if you don’t have the ability to actually do the job then you can teach others to do the job.
I don’t mean to have a closed mind, but hiring a [...]
Tags: Allianz Life of North America·Allianz SE·consultants·management·Management consultants·McKinsey & Company
