Carmine Coyote is taking a break.

Too poor to divorce? Unexpected outcome of recession. http://bit.ly/xPyus #
Thought for the week: Almost anything is easier to get into than out of. #
Bankers take note: “Money is like manure. You have to spread it around or it smells.” ~ John Paul Getty #
Six Steps for a Better Working Life @ http://aclnk.com/ar1839187 #
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Good reading for anyone who is too hooked on numerical and finacnial metrics in leadership. http://tr.im/oxwN #
Worth considering: It is harder to conceal ignorance than to acquire knowledge. #
“Is trust a renewable resource? We have to hope that it is,” says Stefan Stern. I think it may be. http://q57v1.tk #
There are many opportunities out there, [...]

The evidence that conformity has brought us nearly to economic and financial ruin is overwhelming. Yet people still do it. Why, since the benefits of making your own decisions and choosing your own path through life are both obvious and logical?

Our tendency to grab and hold on—to acquire for the sake of acquisition—virtually ensures that we kill what we most desire. Once you give up the need to ‘own’ what you love, the world is infinite. Stop clinging, even to the best of it. Leave it free to produce a new generation of similar joys.

Just a thought: The quickest way to get a lot of undivided attention is to make a mistake. #
Want to know what makes a good boss? http://tr.im/nMTW #
Maybe you can win if you invent the game? Never worked for British football teams! http://tr.im/nMVM #
Noy just how to be a good boss, but how to do [...]

More thoughts: You are only young once. After that, you have to think up some other excuse. #
“You were born an original. Don’t die a copy.” ~ John Mason #
Handling Bad Luck @ http://aclnk.com/ar1786270 #
“When I hear somebody sigh, ‘Life is hard,’ I am always tempted to ask, ‘Compared to what?’” ~ Sydney J. Harris [...]

I’m sorry that posting comments has been slow and few, if any, have been acknowledged or answered this week. I am away, with very limited Internet access. Will do better next week.
Carmine Coyote

A book by Charles Jacobs argues conventional management is fatally flawed—or most of it. Jacobs writes, “The managers who produce the best results are the ones who do the least managing. The biggest challenge is for managers to stop doing most of what they’re doing now.”

Try this for size: “Those who complain about the way the ball bounces are usually the ones who dropped it.” #
Interesting challenge to our habit of focusing business on what makes money, but provides little or no actual value. http://tr.im/mmV4 #
How irrational are we as managers? It seems the answer is: ‘extremely’. http://tinyurl.com/ozjyjj #
Today’s truth: [...]