Delegation refers to the assignment of responsibility to another person in order for that one to carry out a chosen project. What’s important to realize is that the person who delegates the assignment is actually still accountable for its outcome. The person in authority is handing an opportunity to a subordinate in hopes that he… Read More
What is an ‘expert’ really?
Malcolm Gladwell, in his book Outliers, defines an expert as someone who has devoted a minimum of 10,000 hours to becoming skilled in a single narrow field, such as; tax accounting, estate planning, money management, or financial planning, etc. Gladwell’s definition is as good as any and makes sense to me the way he lays… Read More
Great Advice from Harvey MacKay and Richard Weylman
I thought you would receive value from an email Richard Weylman recently sent out, so I’m sharing it with you. Author Harvey MacKay said, “Time is free, but it’s priceless. You can’t own it, but you can use it. You can’t keep it, but you can spend it. Once you’ve lost it you can never… Read More
Helping Others to Progress Creates Business Success
In creating an efficient machine, there would be no reason to deliberately hinder employee advancement as this would directly affect productivity and eventually profit. Personally speaking, it makes sense to train new staff members according to the same criteria that you would live by. When you teach by example and are helpful to new workers,… Read More
Consistently Produce Your Desired Results
The efficient person may move rapidly, checking off things to do in a hurried fashion. After all, the motivation is to perform the job quickly and with minimal waste. This attitude, however, may not give the proper attention to details. This is not to say that someone that is efficient is doing anything wrong. In… Read More
It’s a great time to be a Financial Advisor or Get a Financial Adivsor!
If you are a Financial Advisor, it’s a great time to be a Financial Advisor! In the March 2009 Women’s Health Magazine, they say that one of the hottest jobs right now is Financial Advisor. “Due in part to the struggling economy, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics considers personal financial planning one of the… Read More