...the way it’s supposed to work. The brain needs this mechanism because the body is way too complicated for the brain to directly monitor all of its components. So instead...(8 comments)

...compensation: This is the magic buzzword for the annual bonus. It’s called “variable” compensation because it varies each year depending on how each individual employee performed that year. Variable compensation...(1 comment)

...from every radio talk-show host, every television commentator, and a lot of print columnists. So here’s my question: If every radio talk-show host and television talking head complains about the...

...formulation I introduced in “Secretive solutions,” Keep the Joint Running, 9/3/2007. 3-1-3-4, you’ll recall, stands for 3-year vision, 1-year strategy, 3-month goals, 4-week plans. The 3-year vision and 1-year strategy...(1 comment)