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2023-02-20 15:48
Building your brand identity is an essential part of establishing and growing your business. You need to ensure that customers ca… Read More
2022-08-20 07:29
Starting your own business can be an incredibly rewarding experience, but it’s not without its challenges. Here are five things you need to know before taking the plunge.
1. It take… Read More
2022-04-20 15:47
There are many different types of businesses, but most can be classified as either small businesses or big businesses. However, t… Read More
2021-10-18 06:49
What is a business ideology? This is the question we will explore in this blog post. There are many possible answers, but one def… Read More
2021-06-25 00:42
We all have goals and aspirations for our businesses. Whether you want to grow, get more organized or simply make your life easier, we can help. We are here to help you about how to achieve… Read More
2020-07-23 23:30
KPI is short for key performance indicators. They are critical measures of the progress towards a set business objective. As Peter Drucker once said, “What gets measured gets done.&rdq&hell…Read More
2020-06-01 08:39
Work with KPIs
A good manager doesn’t have to know all about how things go in every department. Instead, you should work with a key performance index to ensure that everyone is… Read More
2020-06-01 08:33
Entrepreneurs Are Growth-Oriented
A successful business is not to be static at any point. A growth-oriented manager ensures that the team grows with the business. Support team members to… Read More
2020-06-01 08:22
Can we make an ideology out of entrepreneurial values? Yes, we can. Let’s experiment in the coming days. Apply the thought process behind entrepreneurship in all you do, and you&rs… Read More
2020-06-01 08:05
Critical Thinking
Critical thinking is essential to managing a successful business. It involves a vital analysis of the possible causes of challenges and finding solutions to them. An ent… Read More
2018-05-02 17:49
“Do you have an old life insurance policy you no longer need? CLICK HERE to see my recent post of Forbes.com to get some tips on what to do with it.” Read More
2018-03-30 14:26
CLICK HERE to read my latest Forbes post to find out why you may not want to buy an annuity Read More
2018-02-28 00:18
CLICK HERE to check out my latest Forbes.com post discussing just how juvenile life insurance companies can be Read More
2017-08-05 19:10
from “If You’re Not Making History, You Are History” by Bob MacDonald
After seven years of bombast and bluster, the Republicans have shown they have no idea how to repeal a… Read More
2017-04-09 22:18
from “If You’re Not Making History, You Are History” by Bob MacDonald
The generally accepted norm is that success is difficult to achieve. And indeed it is, but the realit… Read More
2017-03-31 23:02
At a campaign rally in January, 2016, in reference to the blind loyalty of his followers, Trump said, “I could go out on 5th Avenue and shoot someone and I would not lose any votes… Read More
2017-03-19 21:47
from “If You’re Not Making History, You Are History” by Bob MacDonald
No doubt about it, the healthcare system in America is a mess. Obamacare is not working as intended a… Read More
2017-02-27 20:45
The election of 2016 was billed as a “change election.” It is clear now that a large portion of the electorate had reached such a level of frustration and feeling of disconnect… Read More
2017-01-08 15:40
from “If You’re Not Making History, You Are History” by Bob MacDonald
Soon, Trump will formally inherit the titles of the office of the president such as “leader of… Read More
2016-12-18 18:01
Isn’t it beautiful irony that during the campaign Trump claimed the election was being rigged against him, while all along it was being rigged for him?
The Russians (bless their lit… Read More
2016-12-11 00:56
The media is going absolutely bonkers over the emergence of what is being called “fake news” popping up all over social media. Following the election, the media seems to be exh… Read More
2016-12-03 23:54
A cornerstone of Trump’s campaign for president was the promise he would repeal and replace Obamacare. And rightly so, because Obamacare is an unmitigated failure. The promise of Oba… Read More
2016-11-27 02:24
The issue of raising the federal minimum wage will likely be a hot topic next year. Last increased in 2009, the current federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour. (That works out to around $1… Read More
2016-11-19 21:50
from “If You’re Not Making History, You Are History” by Bob MacDonald
In the 1950s there was a popular television sit-com starring William Bendix called “The Life of… Read More
2016-11-12 17:06
from “If You’re Not Making History, You Are History” by Bob MacDonald
Enquiring minds want to know: How could this happen?
The presidential election of 2016 will be parse… Read More
2016-11-05 19:05
from “If You’re Not Making History, You Are History” by Bob MacDonald
The practice of “micromanagement,” a management style whereby a manager closely monitors… Read More
2016-10-30 18:04
from “If You’re Not Making History, You Are History” by Bob MacDonald
Let me start by admitting that I twice voted for President Obama (the first Democratic presidential c… Read More
2016-10-23 20:44
Trump is on solid ground to suggest that the political system is rigged against him, but he is off-base to suggest that if he loses, it will be because of fraud in the voting process. It i… Read More
2016-10-14 19:21
from “If You’re Not Making History, You Are History” by Bob MacDonald
Intimidation is a fact of life. It joins death and taxes as one of the few certainties in life… Read More
2016-10-03 01:11
from “If You’re Not Making History, You Are History” by Bob MacDonald
For the first time in history, more people will vote against a candidate for president, than will vot… Read More
2016-09-25 21:21
from “If You’re Not Making History, You Are History” by Bob MacDonald
Without a doubt, we live in a bureaucratic business world. For those chasing success, it’s a co… Read More
2016-09-18 22:47
In what The New York Times called, “The brazen scam no one noticed,” Wells Fargo Bank has admitted to scamming thousands of customers by surreptitiously opening an estimated tw… Read More
2016-09-12 09:40
Business mavericks are abhorred and adored. The mentality of a maverick is to relentlessly seek to find better ways to do what is being done and to focus on what is not being done and ask… Read More
2016-09-05 14:29
The road to leadership and management success is not an easy one, and there are many who fail. Those seeking success will be confronted with potholes, perilously winding roa… Read More
2016-08-28 01:49
Today times are different and making history as a business leader, calls for a distinctively different approach. The long-held dictum that if you do what is expected of you, you will do w… Read More
2016-08-21 02:15
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There is no doubt that Trump is going to lose the election and lose badly. Trump’s campaign is in disarray and his staff has had more turnover than a pancake restauran… Read More
2016-08-06 13:20
Donald Trump can rightly be criticized for deficiencies in a lot of areas, but everyone agrees that he is a virtuoso marketing genius. There has been no marketing force the likes of Donald… Read More
2016-07-26 04:39
For anyone who happened to watch Ted Cruz’s “performance” at the Republican National Convention last week, they were presented with a real-time example of why he is so un… Read More
2016-07-21 23:09
Ethics is doing the right things that are required to be done. Ethical leadership is doing the right things that are not required to be done.
Ethical behavior is considered a surefir… Read More
2016-07-17 00:03
from “If You’re Not Making History, You Are History” by Bob MacDonald
If success surprises you, it means you were not in control of the outcome.
There were a lot of people… Read More
2016-07-09 18:48
from “If You’re Not Making History, You Are History” by Bob MacDonald
The upside is that rules mandate stability and conformity – eliminating disorder. The downside… Read More
2016-07-04 01:58
from “If You’re Not Making History, You Are History” by Bob MacDonald
Have you ever been in a position where you wanted to tell a boss exactly how you feel about something… Read More
2016-06-26 20:52
Hillary Clinton may be the luckiest person in the world; certainly in presidential politics. No presidential nominee of any major Party has ever entered an election with lower “likab… Read More
2016-06-19 13:24
No doubt about it, this has been a tough week for Donald Trump. He was tied to the mast of the Ship of State and flogged from all sides; the leaders of the Republican establishment, self-i… Read More
2016-06-12 14:34
Trump is like the safety-valve that was attached to the old railroad steam engines. This safety-valve would automatically open to harmlessly relieve any excessive pressure building up in t… Read More
2016-06-06 14:30
Hillary Clinton’s approval ratings are lower than any other candidate in the history of presidential politics, except for one – Donald Trump. It’s not surprising that Tru… Read More
2016-06-06 14:30
Hillary Clinton’s approval ratings are lower than any other candidate in the history of presidential politics, except for one – Donald Trump. It’s not surprising that Tru… Read More
2016-05-28 15:17
There is no doubt that Americans are frustrated with a government that seems mired in a deepening cycle of dysfunction. Large and small issues become bogged down in petty politics, trivia… Read More
2016-05-21 21:56
Now that it is fairly certain – if anything can be certain in this election cycle – that Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton will face off in the election, the debate is shifting… Read More
2016-05-14 03:13
Let’s face it, by any scientific measure or logical reasoning, Clinton should easily thrash Trump in the general election; and she probably will. The evidence presented by curr… Read More
2016-05-07 19:09
Barring an event as equally unfathomable, Donald Trump will be the Republican nominee for President of the United States in 2016. Is that strange or what? And yet, with a little bit… Read More
2016-04-29 13:30
In the early 20th century, as the film industry was coming into being, a series of comedy shorts called the “Keystone Cops” was highly popular. These films depicted a squ… Read More
2016-04-23 01:43
Do we really want to roll the dice with our future by electing someone like Trump who promises to radically change the way the government in Washington functions? And does not… Read More
2016-04-15 21:32
As divergent in character, political beliefs, experiences and demeanor as Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders are, they share one abiding belief: The political system is rigged against t… Read More
2016-04-11 01:14
From any rational perspective it is incongruous that a crude, flamboyant, egocentric real estate tycoon and reality-show host could stand any chance of being nominated, let alone ele… Read More
2016-04-02 14:06
Have you ever been in a situation at work when you were frustrated with your boss over something that you believed was not the right thing to do? Have you ever thought to yourself? … Read More
2016-03-26 22:58
Pandering leadership – the practice of telling followers what they want to hear, even if it is not what they should hear – is an affliction that has permeated politics si… Read More
2016-03-20 04:11
The most recent blog suggesting that presidential candidate Ted Cruz exhibits evidence of being “leadership challenged,” (Click Here to Read) provoked a virtual hornet&rs&helli…Read More
2016-03-13 16:11
It has always been my contention that one of the best ways to learn to be an effective leader is to closely study the approach and actions of those in leadership roles; both those wh… Read More
2016-03-06 02:37
When the Republicans lost the easily winnable 2012 presidential election there was a palpable sense of despair among the party’s established leaders. And rightly so, as the Par… Read More
2016-02-26 22:41
(Photo : Getty Images)
On Thursday night, at the Republican Presidential debate in Houston, both Rubio and Cruz teamed up to launch an aggressive attack on Trump. It was the first tim… Read More
2016-02-22 04:00
About a month ago, I posted a blog (click here to read) making the case that Obamacare has failed to achieve its primary objective of providing affordable healthcare for all American… Read More
2016-02-15 04:00
Ted Cruz is manically obsessed with becoming President and gaining the ultimate leadership role, but his attitude, words and actions offer clear evidence that he has very little unde… Read More
2016-02-08 04:00
MetLife building in New York, October 8, 2008. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson)
Last month, MetLife made the bombshell announcement that it will exit from the life insurance business. The company indi… Read More
2016-01-28 04:00
After months of jockeying for headlines and attention by a gaggle of wannabe candidates, the real presidential election begins in Iowa on February 1, and it will be fast and furious… Read More
2016-01-25 04:00
It’s tax season again – oh joy!
There is little disagreement that the Federal Tax Code – at least as it applies to individual and corporate income taxes – is… Read More
2016-01-18 04:00
Rarely is there a discussion about leadership – successful or failed – that does not include what President George H W Bush once referred to as “the vision thing.&r&helli…Read More
2016-01-11 04:00
(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
There is no doubt that The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act — AKA Obamacare – has failed to achieve its most fundamental objectives. The… Read More
2016-01-04 04:00
We’ve all heard the widely perpetuated theory that we make use of only about 10 percent of our total potential brain-power. The inference is that we have a reservoir of untappe… Read More
2015-12-28 04:00
There are innumerable people in leadership positions, but there is an infinitesimal number of real leaders. The reason for this is that real leaders drive opinion, while other so-cal… Read More
2015-12-21 04:00
Change is the ubiquitous concept that, like a dust storm in the Sahara, permeates every aspect of our life and career. The path of life is marked by change. The conundrum is that des… Read More
2015-12-14 04:00
Dealing with an environment of ambiguity is one of the toughest challenges facing any leader, but it is most perplexing and prevalent in the business world. The essence of ambiguity… Read More
2015-12-07 04:00
We all understand that trust is essential to the development and continuity of personal relations. But for some reason, many tend to discount the need for trust in business re… Read More
2015-11-30 04:00
The reason most people fail to exploit their full career potential is not because they lack the ability or desire to do so, it’s because their vision of what they could accompl… Read More
2015-11-23 04:00
The iconic image of a leader is to be bold and daring, exhibiting an attitude of “damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead.” But there are times when leadership calls for a less reac… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Let there be no doubt that the winners in business are those who break the rules and chart new, creative courses of action. I’ve seen it countless times as a CEO of major insurance com… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Sometimes the attitudes engendered by success can turn that very success into failure. In the 1970s and ‘80s Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker were the king and queen in the world of televange… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
If you want followers to make the extra effort for you, you have to work overtime to earn it. You probably saw the news last week that President Obama has directed the Labor Department to re… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
We can be thankful and pretentiously proud that America would never ever be a boorish bully with its neighbors, the way Russia has been with the Ukraine. Or can we? The media this past week… Read More
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