Team Building
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Tuesday, April 14th, 2009It actually was a “dark and stormy night” on June 17, 1816, when the poet Lord Byron invited each of his houseguests to tell the scariest impromptu ghost story they could think of while sipping cocktails around his fireplace.
Lord Byron’s bold challenge, combined with a supportive environment and the significant [...]
Core Values That Sustain Your Startup’s Culture
Tuesday, December 9th, 2008The following is a true story. The names have been withheld to protect the entrepreneurs’ competitive advantage.
Once there was a startup that grew to the point that the newly hired employees began making decisions that troubled some of the long-time employees. Distressed, the tenured employees approached the CEO and expressed [...]
Dirty Team-Building
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008Stop complaining about how difficult it is to encourage well-mannered, highly educated, civilized professionals to work together.
How would you like to transform twelve convicted felons, with an affinity for violence and no desire to work together, into a cohesive, effective team?
That is exactly what Major Reisman is forced to do in [...]
Roping in the Legal Eagles
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008Johnnie Cochran was an effective, albeit smarmy, defense lawyer who would say or do anything to defend his clients (anyone up for a glass of OJ?). He was a master at encouraging jurors to disregard facts and base their legal verdicts on emotions and conjecture. Yet, despite his exceptional courtroom theatrics, [...]
Peace & War Corps – Creating A Low-Pay / High-Reward Startup
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008As noted in Frugal Is As Frugal Does, it is unlikely you will be able to pay your startup employees market-rate compensation. So how can you recruit top talent while rationing your cash and equity ownership?
The answer may lie within successful, yet cash-strapped organizations that lack the ability to grant their employees [...]