Category Archives: company culture

What’s the most important leadership skill

Posted on March 18, 2016 by asechmentor@gmail.com

In the march issue of Entrepreneur, employees were asked what they thought were the most important leadership traits. This will be a two part post. Here are five traits: 1. Be prepared to do anything you are asking your employees … Continue reading →

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Tim, Fire Your Flacks

Posted on March 1, 2016 by asechmentor@gmail.com

Argh. The flacks advising Tim Cook should be fired. Was reading an article about what a great leader Tim Cook is (we still have our doubts), but his stance on not allowing the Feds (or Apple) to open IPhone of the … Continue reading →

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Here’s Good Customer Service

Posted on February 25, 2016 by asechmentor@gmail.com

We always like the publicise good customer service, and we’ve found another one: Wise Foods, who make survival meals, did a unique thing, given their probable size. I and my wife run on insulin maintenance diets, and limit our intake … Continue reading →

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C’mon Apple, Get Going

Posted on January 27, 2016 by asechmentor@gmail.com

Here’s one post we never thought we’d write. Apple seems to have fallen on hard times, probably of their own making, and they don’t seem to know what to do. Full disclosure: I also own Apple stock. So, here are some … Continue reading →

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Theranos: A Cautionary Tale

Posted on December 28, 2015 by asechmentor@gmail.com

Our compliments to the Wall Street Journal for exposing the mess there is at what could be a blockbuster company. It appears Ms. Holmes ignored all or most of the tenets of starting a company, which we’ll repeat here, for the … Continue reading →

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The Risk of Reviews

Posted on November 5, 2015 by asechmentor@gmail.com

We’re in the 4th quarter of most companies’ fiscal year, to managers up and down the chain are thinking about doing or getting performance reviews. The Wall Street Journal had a useful article on this topic a few days ago, and we’ve … Continue reading →

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Radical New Idea: Middle Managers

Posted on October 28, 2015 by asechmentor@gmail.com

Some months ago, there was an article in the Wall Street Journal about a company (Treehouse) that had NO middle managers, believing that its people were sufficiently motivated that they didn’t need them. This plan was fine until the business grew, probably … Continue reading →

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How Google’s Rules Can Work In Your Office

Posted on September 15, 2015 by asechmentor@gmail.com

Well, my alma mater, Wharton School, has come up with a useful post that we can reblog. It’s a little unfocused, but that’s why we try to put it into a less than five page format.   My impression is … Continue reading →

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