The Economic Value of Immigration
“Make America Great Again” is, objectively, a brilliant slogan. It’s memorable, emotionally...
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Category: The New Capitalism
Creating Sustainable Wealth in Your Life and in Your Business
Wealth Founded on Values and Worthy Purpose Over the past several years I have been working on a...
Read MoreSocial Capital: Families and Teams Form the Social Capital of Our Culture
Healthy families in which there is high trust result in high academic performance. This is “family social capital.” Similarly, the team at the first level is the foundation of social capital in the organization. This social capital is a key factor in generating continuous improvement and achieving high job satisfaction and retention of employees.
Read MoreGeorge Washington, Unity and the Spirit of Party
We need to have a serious conversation, not simply about the budget or the healthcare law, all of which can be improved, but about the unity of the country and the spirit of party about which we were well warned in the infancy of this nation. Washington was passionate about this one principle of unity and he could see that the greatest threat to our country was not external forces, but internal division. He could see that division would lead to “parties” and those parties would develop a spirit that would be a cancer to the country.
Read MoreFast Cycle Lean and the Rebirth of American Manufacturing at GE’s Appliance Park
The return of jobs by GE to its Louisville Appliance Park is the best evidence yet of a new trend and it is important that every company engaged in manufacturing consider the key elements that make this a sound business decision. It is an example of “macro-lean”, the creation of processes that unite major functions in the organization.
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