It's a delightful oxymoron that has a few different forms: hurry up and relax, hurry up and slow down, hurry up and smell the roses. The idea is that speed is required for a task that fundamentally can't be hastened, and it illustrates a belief that seems to permeate the business world a little...
It is a well documented phenomena, however flawed or impractical it may be, that humans tend to refuse to change their position on a topic even in the face of overwhelming evidence. An obvious example perhaps could be to look at outlandish conspiracy theorists, who submit claims such as the wor...
The advent of coronavirus—also called by its more scientific designation, COVID-19—has dramatically and perhaps even permanently altered the worldwide landscape for business, economics, and consumerism. It is predicted that a recession might hit the world because of the global lockdown and resulting...
When businesses consider what their goals should be, “innovation” tends to be a key word that managers, owners, and team leads throw around often. But what does innovation mean, and how can it foster the development and growth of a business?
Innovation, the hottest buzzword of the time, is typically...
I was sitting, a few weeks ago, with friends, and we were talking and unwinding after a long week's work. An astrophysicist, an engineer, a lawyer, and a business executive, a table adorned with a beer, a glass of wine, whiskey on the rocks, and an iced tea, relaxing and enjoying the reprise th...
COVID-19, more commonly known simply as the coronavirus, has left an indelible impact upon the world in multiple arenas—business, health, economy, politics, finance, and more. As businesses continue to cope with the changes necessitated by the pandemic and resulting in quarantine in many countries, ...
In the world of competitive business, determining the pricing at a company is one of the most significant challenges that upper management will face. Set prices too high and consumers will not engage with the brand, nor will the margin for profit remain in the business’ favor after considering the c...
In the current climate of a world facing challenges due to COVID-19 and the societal and economic structures it has disrupted, businesses around the world have struggled to cope. However, some have fared significantly better than others, and one of the primary reasons is an elastic—or, in other word...
Meet Bob. Bob is a 42-year-old business owner in downtown Nowheresville. He has a loving wife, Sally, and 2 children, Lil' Timmy and Lil' Carol. Bob leaves his house to go to work, Monday through Friday, around 7:25 AM to arrive at his shop around 8 AM. He leaves early so he can take an extra minute...
Within the confines of all definitions laid out in part 1, regarding selfishness, sympathy, pity, and compassion, it would be regress to say that, independent of the traditionally negative connotations associated with selfishness, that selfishness itself cannot be employed for negative or ill purpos...
