I’ve talked about it before, and here’s another reason that America should be run like a business. Each and every bill that goes through Congress has many pieces yet most of those pieces don’t pertain to a bill’s raison d’être. Why? Self interest and politics. It’s for those same reasons that bills we need don’t get [...]
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Hey, America! Keep It Simple, Stupid
Posted in In the News, tagged Buffett Tax, Congress, Jobs Bill, Obama, politics, Turnaround Management on October 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Politics Sinks Companies, But It Doesn’t Have to Sink Yours
Posted in An Ally's Advice, tagged board of directors, management, politics on September 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
All organizations have politics. If there’s more than one person involved – or one person with split personalities – you will have politics. Whether a 50,000-person enterprise, a non-profit, a school, a small business or a club, there will be politics. The question is: How do you minimize politics? Remember that everyone has an agenda. [...]
Avoid America’s Bankruptcy by Bringing a Turnaround Guy to Washington and Treating the Country Like a Business
Posted in In the News, tagged America, balance budget, bankruptcy, board of directors, D.C., economy, education, entitlements, ER doctor, Greece, health care, Iceland, military, national debt, negative cash flow, pensions, politics, private sector, public sector, raise taxes, turnaround, United States, Washington on August 8, 2011 | 2 Comments »
This article was published in its original form in the Atlanta Business Chronicle here. The United States is a capitalistic society, so I often wonder why the government isn’t run like a business. We had a surplus 12 years ago, but now our debt is astronomical: nearly 14 and a half trillion dollars. This isn’t [...]
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