Tag: management

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David Burkus
Leading from Anywhere: The Essential Guide to Managing Remote Teams
New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 2021

The teleworking revolution is here, and it has the chance to change everything. I personally did a great deal of teleworking during the pandemic, and I worked harder, got more done, saved money and time, and paid off my debts. Teleworking likewise gives people the chance to live where they want to live. Many distressed small towns can be revived with a well-paid teleworking work force. (more…)

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There’s been a profound and disproportionate shift in power away from adult forms of authority to ’empowerment’, the sector buzzword for allowing youngsters to live pretty much as they wish irrespective of the objective damage they are doing to themselves. — “Winston Smith,” Generation F (more…)

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The United Kingdom has two world-famous institutions traditionally close to its heart, like a pair of old and beloved relatives. The first is the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), often referred to as “Auntie.” The second is the National Health Service (NHS), often referred to as “on the brink,” “under increasing pressure,” and “close to collapse.” (more…)

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The question of elites is one of the most important political issues of our time; perhaps the most important question of all. Whereas in the nineteenth century the main line of social conflict was between businessmen and their employees (the bourgeoisie versus the working class), today it is between the elite and the various lower classes. (more…)

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L. David Marquet
Turn the Ship Around! A True Story of Turning Followers Into Leaders
New York: Penguin, 2012

When one is 150 feet away from the control room, it’s easy to adopt a highly hierarchical management structure. (more…)