Words of Wisdom

An opportunity sustains an enterprise for a year; good management sustains an enterprise for a decade;  good corporate culture sustains an enterprise for a century. — Author Unknown … [Read more...]

Panic Selling

The recent blood bath on Wall street has resulted in sweaty brows, and heartburn, in more ways than one. Panic selling is never a good idea, neither is myopic thinking. The human tendency is do both with remarkable consistency. The propensity to … [Read more...]

From the Archives — August 2014

Keep Your Focus (originally posted August 7, 2014 http://www.5oclockreflections.com/keep-your-focus/) Too many companies try to be all things, to all people. Terms such as "integrated solutions" and "one stop shop" have come to mean that we … [Read more...]

Equitable Pay

There are some in academe who believe that all professors should be paid the same, irrespective of their field of specialization. A little bit like yours truly wanting to be paid as much as as a brain surgeon because we are both "Doctors". By title? … [Read more...]