Interesting article on the three questions managers can ask to ensure that employees follow through on their responsibilities. 1. Do people know what is expected of them? Too often we assume people know their jobs. People may know the specifics, but often lack knowledge about how what they do helps the entire organization. 2. Do [...]
Archive for August, 2009
Three questions on Expectations
Posted in Business on August 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Agency Problem: Key is personality of boss not incentives
Posted in Business on August 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The economist has an interesting article which highlights that the personality of the boss has more affect on aligning the interests of management with shareholders, than even management incentives which focus on long term shareholding incentives
Funny – VC confidence mantras
Posted in Business on August 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Funny article in peHUB which states that the VC model is broken and the partners need to boost confidence of all stakeholders, including themselves. Finance is a confidence game, literally. One group entrusts its money to another with confidence it will produce returns. There are three ways to restore confidence: project it, act on it [...]
