Monday, July 19, 2010
The difference between my money management attitude as a manager/executive and as a business owner can be summed up by a version of the famous ham and eggs breakfast-making fable: the chicken is involved but the pig is committed. As a young exec, frankly my sense of responsibility resembled that of the chicken but as a business owner am now much more like the pig.
Friday, January 8, 2010
As a fairly young, 30-year-old employer I make workplace mistakes. In fact, quite often. But having worked in several company environments and at differing levels at this point I have the basics pretty well down.
Based on lessons I’ve learned the hard way and from my experience managing workplace teams for close to a decade, below is my list of the top eight mistakes young employees make. If you’re just starting out in business, this is what I wish someone had told me when I was in your position. If you’re new to managing a team or have young team members, consider this a roadmap to some negatives you probably will have to deal with.
