In this show we discuss A Stone* of Solutions™ including:
1. This is a very rare group of individuals. 2. "One in four or more adults in Southeast Asia (28%), East Asia (28%), and sub-Saharan Africa (25%) are self-employed and make up large segments of the region's workforce. The self-employed account for much smaller percentages of the population and workforces in the former Soviet Union (7%), European Union (6%), and Northern America (5%)." (2. The common career path is someone who has been employed by other entities moves toward a new self-employment path. (http://www.gallup.com/poll/175292/nearly-three-workers-worldwide-self-employed.aspx) 3. This is so rare that there are few resources to help transition from self-employment to "other" entity employment. 4. "Eighteen percent of all adults worldwide -- or 29% of the global workforce -- reported being self-employed in 2013." (http://www.gallup.com/poll/175292/nearly-three-workers-worldwide-self-employed.aspx) 5. "In wealthier and more developed regions such as Europe, Northern America, and Australia-New Zealand, the self-employed tend to be better educated than the overall population and have incomes comparable to those who are employed full time for an employer. However, in less developed regions with high rates of [...] This episode is, “Do Not Hire People to ‘Help’ Them.”
In this show we discuss A Stone* of Solutions™ including: 1) No good deed goes unpunished. 2) Is this really a good deed? 3) You have the best of intentions... 4) but, this is a selfish act. 5) Be careful of getting what you wish for (people dependent on you). 6) Relationship imbalance always results. 7) This is arrogant. 8) Resentment always [...] This episode is, “My Employees Think I Am Rich. Help!”
In this show we discuss A Stone* of Solutions™ including: 1) You are. 2) 'Rich' is relative. 3) Employees (or contractors) are NOT responsible for the overall firm. 4) Employers are responsible for maximizing staff engagement and retention. 5) The per capita money income in the US is $28,051 USD. - http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/00000.html 6) Your 'problems' are NOT your employee's 'problems'. 7) Having the knowledge and ability to open a business is rare. 8) Having the cash, credit or access to capital to start a business is not an 'average' experience. 9) How the sausage is made is not the concern of the staff member (only that it is made). 10) It is not fair for you to expect staff members to [...] This episode is, “Why The Worst Thing That Can Happen Is For Your Business To Succeed!”
In this show we discuss A Stone* of Solutions™ including: 1) Judgment suffers (e.g., I’ll trust my gut). 2) No one (or almost none one) wants to hear about any of your real problems in life (“Must be nice…”). 3) Ego inflated. 4) Need self doubt. 5) Feel restrained by expectations and other people (trying to “top” prior success). 6) Guilt. 7) “Every company needs to find some common enemy upon which to rally the troops. If it can't find such an enemy, it will find the enemy within. This is where the backbiting, the gaming of the system, the convoluting of the mission takes place.” - http://www.informationweek.com/it-leadership/microsoft-a-victim-of-its-own-success/d/d-id/1105435? 8) Develop a past oriented focus instead of future oriented. 9) ”When Alexander saw the breadth of his domain, he wept for there were no more worlds to conquer.” - http://www.pothos.org/content/index.php?page=quotes 10) Revisit our Complacency [...] |
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