From the Archives — November 2013

The following post is from the blog archives from a year ago (originally posted on November 13, 2013 http://www.5oclockreflections.com/get-off-my-bus/). Get off my bus! What should you do when one bad apple in the organization undermines the … [Read more...]

No enterprise can exist for itself alone

"No enterprise can exist for itself alone. It ministers to some great need, it performs some great service, not for itself, but for others…or failing therein, it ceases to be profitable and ceases to exist." – Calvin Coolidge … [Read more...]

From the Archives — October 2013

The following post is from the blog archives from a year ago (originally posted on October 31, 2013 http://www.5oclockreflections.com/welcoming-new-team-members/). Welcoming New Team Members Integrating new people into a company is a challenge … [Read more...]

The Ostrich Approach

We tend to treat anecdotal evidence as research. We reach out to those that know us well, those that will give us the answers we are looking for and validate our beliefs. We then generalize these findings to a larger population, as we walk away … [Read more...]