Not long ago, I released a Podcast exploring employee motivation beyond money. In his book, Drive, Daniel Pink asserted that, given fair compensation, what really motivates employees is: Autonomy Opportunity for Mastery Purpose And it is these motivational elements that decrease… Read More
Archive for the ‘Blog’ Category
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Lessons from The Madness
Guest Blogger: Michael Lentz, Esquire It’s that time of year again. The NCAA’s annual tournament to determine college basketball’s national champion, colloquially known as “March Madness®,” started last week. In one of Thursday’s games, tiny Morehead State upset traditional powerhouse Louisville, in… Read More
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The Cost of Infidelity
In my post on February 1, 2011, I wrote about the benefits of dating before one gets married. I was writing specifically to warn against the danger of inviting someone into your company as shareholder or director based solely on hope… Read More
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Lions & Tigers & Bears
A few years back, CNN ran a story about a Pennsylvania woman mauled by a pet bear that she kept in her backyard. When I saw this story, my first thought was “well, that was a headline waiting to happen.” CNN… Read More
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A Sense of Entitlement
I have this very clear memory of standing with parents and incredibly excited children on the sideline of a windswept soccer field. The last game had just ended. Our team, that is to say my 6 year old son’s team,… Read More
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Driving True Innovation In Your Organization
Did you know that the typical 5-year-old asks 65 questions a day, while the typical 44-year-old asks only six? Children are curious as they are developing. I believe that businesses should be curious as they continue to develop. Unfortunately, over… Read More
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When Trade Secrets Aren’t Secret
In a disturbing development, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that an employee may take confidential files for the purpose of helping in the prosecution of a discrimination claim. The Court, ruling in Joyce Quinlan v. Curtiss-Wright Corporation, found that the… Read More
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Getting Married Before You Date
Yesterday at 5:00, I found myself sitting in our conference room across from a very interesting gentleman. He was in his upper fifties, maybe 60, and carried himself as a professional. He explained that he had been in business for upwards of… Read More
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Fraud Happens
Guest Blogger: Joel Charkatz, CPA, CVA, CFE In my prior post I discussed the importance of internal controls as a safeguard of a business’s assets and provided a real life scenario. The case discussed was an excellent example of how a… Read More
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If I Had Only Looked
Guest Blogger: Joel Charkatz, CPA, CVA, CFE We hear this phrase over and over. Why? Because it is almost inevitable that when we are called in to investigate an employee embezzlement case, the entire venture could have been caught very early. Once… Read More