• As the Paradigm Shifts: T is for Turbulence Dr. Rosie Kuhn         posted in: Spirituality in Business
    To state the obvious, there’s no question we are living in turbulent times. The winds of change are creating upheaval and instability, leaving chaos and confusion in its wake. The almighty dollar upon which we’ve built just about all of our institutions, including religion, as well as a sense of security and stability is rocking and rolling like those areas around the planet that are experi...
  • Think Outside the Bottom Line…For A Better Bottom Line Joan Moran         posted in: Business
    Turning your business upside down to increase profitability and business growth is so simple you may not even see it. It’s right in front of you! And it’s the key to a successful business. The success of running a lean and integrated business is about knowing who you are and empowering your employees to do the same. With self knowledge comes energy and enthusias...
  • As The Paradigm Shifts #B: Breakdowns, Breakthroughs. . . . Dr. Rosie Kuhn         posted in: Spirituality in Business
    Business, as a context, can look and act as if it could be at the furthest possible reach from spirituality. When I began exploring a career in business coaching I was initially turned off by all of the thoughts, interpretations and judgments I’d been carrying regarding business. Eventually I realized that what’s true about business is based on one’s interpretation – Business is in the ...
  • Sexual Harassment Training and the Colateral Impact of Vendors By Dr. Josiah Rich Dr. Josiah Rich         posted in: Sexual Harassment
    In the State of California companies or businesses with 50 or more employees must have sexual harassment training and such training is mandatory compliance with State law. It is also very important for companies with fifty or more employees to know that not only must their employees have sexual harassment training, their vendors must too. "Vendors are companies that do busin...
  • As the Paradigm Shifts: K is for creating profitability with KINDNESS Dr. Rosie Kuhn         posted in: Spirituality in Business
    Can a business create profitability based on kindness? Sure, why not? The Dali Lama says if nothing else practice kindness. This must be a very powerful practice, so just what does it entail? I googled the word kindness and here are a few words that showed up as synonyms: Accommodation, benevolence, compassion, courtesy, forgivingness, friendliness, generosity, gentleness,...
  • People don’t Know What They Don’t KNOW… Dr Sherry E Showalter         posted in: Motivation and Inspiration
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  • The Law of Certainty=Uncertainty Sanford Kahn         posted in: Change and Organizational Development
    I believe it was Ben Franklin who stated that there are only two things in life that are certain.   These two things are Death & Taxes. Even in science there is no certainty.  This was best expressed by the late American physicist Dr. Richard Feynman who said, “If you think tha...
  • The 5 Blunders that can Sink a Business Sanford Kahn         posted in: Business
    Worshipping High Profit Margins—When you try to maximize your profit margins you will also maximize your competition. Instead of focusing on profit margins, focus instead of increasing your Free Cash Flow (FCC). This is defined as income from operations minus capital expenditures. Use FCC to obtain market share. Financially Starving the Opportunities & Feeding the P...
  • The surest thing about a Sure Thing Sanford Kahn         posted in: Change and Organizational Development
    The surest thing about a sure thing is that there is no such thing as a sure thing. When the sure thing turns doubtful, the damage done by a trend reversal is extensive.  Just think about the U.S. housing market.  People always thought that housing prices have only one direction and that was up.  Surprise! There can be no such thing as a sure thing because all m...
  • The Simple Law of Complexity Sanford Kahn         posted in: Management and Supervision
    This law states that the complication factor of a strategy or course-of-action is directly proportional to the square of the plan’s complexity. This Law almost guarantees that any plan or strategy (business or personal) that involves numerous players will go wrong. Complications will arise. A good example of this are large government contracts. The cost overruns ...
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