Category Archives: courage

give your folks something

Posted on January 27, 2018 by asechmentor@gmail.com

You don’t need to give your workers a blanket $1,000 per. Think about it; what can you afford, even with the tax cut? What’s meaningfull to them? Continue reading →

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OK Google, You’ve Been Served

Posted on January 16, 2018 by asechmentor@gmail.com

This is the title of an op ed in the Wall Street Journal, and it shows in graphic detail what can happen when PC personnel policies run amok. The Journal makes the point that Google is something of a monoculture: … Continue reading →

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CEOs are watching TV for biz answers?

Posted on November 20, 2017 by asechmentor@gmail.com

About a month ago (we’re a little behind) there was an article in the Wall St. Journal about business owners and CEOs watching certain television shows, as having something useful to say about the running of a company. I didn’t … Continue reading →

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Profiles in No Courage No. 2

Posted on November 7, 2017 by asechmentor@gmail.com

It’s humorous watching the Washington Dimms scurry for cover as the stuff related to uranium goes through the fan. Why in the world did these people think that they wouldn’t eventually get found out, even if by accident? Same thing … Continue reading →

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Diary of Wimpy CEOs

Posted on August 15, 2017 by asechmentor@gmail.com

Since the Donald was elected, we now seem to have four heads of public companies who have resigned from the Manufacturing Council, presumably because they don’t like his politics. Are these guys nuts? He could use their input on manufacturing … Continue reading →

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Profile in Courage

Posted on July 25, 2017 by asechmentor@gmail.com

You can’t help but think Sen John McCain is one tough mother. Plane crashes, torture, visits to the Hanoi Hilton. Walking across the Senate to vote ‘aye’ on proceeding to debate two days after brain cancer surgery, with a nasty … Continue reading →

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