This article follows “The Interruption Industry” piece previously released. In that article, we touched upon the seemingly endless variety of external activities that distract you from optimum performance in your work environment. It is universally understood that...
Productivity Killers and Distractions in the Workplace There are two types of people in the world, those that finish things and… I’m sorry, I just got a text message, where were we? Getting people to arrive to work is not a major concern for most businesses these...
This is the subsequent article to the previously-released “The Making of a Power Brand.” In that article we highlighted a very popular brand, Starbucks, and discussed the indispensable mode of operation that its founder and CEO, Howard Schultz, had to use in order to...
The simple reason Benjamin Franklin’s famous quote, “The bitterness of low quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten,” has been carried so far through time in our collective consciousness is that it’s an unassailable truth. Nonetheless, it...
In a previous article titled “Too Big to Care: Water, Water Everywhere and Not Enough to Steal”, we wrote about the plight of the residents of California, both human and wildlife, becoming increasingly desperate as they endure a long-term drought, this year being...
The environment, goodwill and growth, and how some major companies take the stance that they are “too big to care.” Today we are seeing more often evidence of business ethics being thrown overboard in what can only be described as a myopic pursuit of higher profits...
There is an unfolding story of SUPPLY and DEMAND in faraway China happening right now that centers around so many new and elegant cities that are standing nearly desolate—except for the foreign people who are “rented” as props to add an air of international life and...
In the previous article in this series, we covered a present day example of real estate and development businesses in China applying and misapplying the concepts covered in the article of 19 March 1982, EXECUTIVE SUCCESS, by L.Ron Hubbard: “The whole story of...
An informal survey of your company staff may likely find that the subject of creating and maintaining files does not meet the same kind of enthusiasm that you might expect for say, a company business trip in the Bahamas. Regardless, files need to become your company’s...
Believe it or not, there is a direct, undeniable, absolute correlation to the level of income in your workplace with the level of cleanliness and presentation of the company staff and its quarters. It’s true. In fact it is so true, that you can increase your income by...
There is a very specific sequence of actions any business owner must take when they encounter a slump. Failure to do so may result in lost business which is never regained. I have personally seen years of hard work to build a business up to new high ranges...
The following is an article outflow written by LRH on the 6th of July 1959. It provides the perfect "scale of priorities" to refer to in sorting out the relative importances of what is on your plate. It is a good idea to refer to this article often to ensure that you...