Business - Management Advice

April 4, 2013

Interview with Jake Breeden, author of the book Tipping Sacred Cows: Kick the Bad Work Habits that Masquerade as Virtues

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Mike Carruthers:
In our quest for success in the workplace we embrace certain ideas that maybe need a 2nd look. An example is creativity.

Jake Breeden:
Creativity is a virtue in some cases. But in other cases creativity is just an excuse for narcissism.
 

March 4, 2013

Interview with Ashley Merryman, co-author of the book Top Dog: The Science of Winning and Losing

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Mike Carruthers:
Men are more competitive than women - that’s a common belief but it’s not exactly true.

Ashley Merryman:
What we’ve found in the research is that it’s not that men and women compete differently once they’re in the competition – a woman will fight just as hard for a job as a guy.
 

January 22, 2013

Interview with Ray Fisman, author of the book The Org: The Underlying Logic of the Office

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Mike Carruthers:
In organizations a common complaint is having to attend so many meetings. We should just do without them.

Ray Fisman:
We could do away with meetings is all useful information to travel up and down and across the organization could be conveyed by written reports and spread sheets. Though I would point out you’d be writing a lot more reports and putting together a lot more spread sheets if that were the case.
 

January 21, 2013

Interview with Ray Fisman, author of the book The Org: The Underlying Logic of the Office

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Mike Carruthers:
You’ve probably worked in a job or been part of an organization that you thought was not run very well.

Ray Fisman:
Most people look at their lives and organizations and see nothing but dysfunction and they think about how much better things could be.
 

December 20, 2012

Interview with Erika Andersen, author of the book Leading So People Will Follow

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Mike Carruthers:
We’ve all had to work for bad bosses who were just terrible leaders. So what is it that makes a good leader?

Erika Andersen:
People want leaders who are farsighted, passionate, courageous, wise, generous and trustworthy.
 

October 24, 2012

Interview with Mark C. Thompson, author of the book Admired: 21 Ways to Double Your Value

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Mike Carruthers:
If you want to be successful and admired by others is it more important to be competent or charismatic? Well research has asked that question and it turns out…

Mark C. Thompson:
Competence and your ability to do the work ended up being more important than how naturally communicative or extroverted that you are – it’ll always trump personality and charisma is your competence.
 

October 23, 2012

Interview with Mark C. Thompson, author of the book Admired: 21 Ways to Double Your Value

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Mike Carruthers:
Do you get the recognition and respect you think you deserve?

Mark C. Thompson:
What we found is that most people wish they were valued more, respected and admired for what they do or at least what they care about most.
 

July 23, 2012

Interview with Lisa Bodell, author of the book Kill the Company: End the Status Quo, Start an Innovation Revolution

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Mike Carruthers:
In every organization there are rules, policies and procedures and the more meetings you have the more rules, policies and procedures you create.

Lisa Bodell:
And I think what we have to do is rather than creating more things and coming up with more ideas we have to start by simplifying and creating less.
 

June 7, 2012

Interview with Mark Magnacca author of So What?: How to Communicate What Really Matters to Your Audience

www.markmagnacca.com
 

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Mike Carruthers:
Whether you're trying to get your kids to brush their teeth or sell somebody on a multi-million dollar project, there is one important fact about communication.

Mark Magnacca:
The people you are trying to communicate with - to sell to or convince - they don't really care about you until they understand what's in it for them.

Mark Magnacca

May 8, 2012

Interview with Kevin Cope, author of the book Seeing the Big Picture: Business Acumen to Build Your Credibility, Career, and Company

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Mike Carruthers:
While employers are demanding more and more from their workers perhaps employers should take note of a very important truth.

Kevin Cope:
People work hard for a paycheck, harder for a person, and hardest for a purpose – for a reason.