archipod Check out the latest and greatest setup for remote underwriting.
A hat tip to Guy Kawasaki who sent a tweet about this new form of a home office. Can you picture one of these in your backyard?
I want one but I’m pretty certain the purchase will not be approved by she who must be obeyed.
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Another view of small business owners’ thinking / The Christian Science Monitor – CSMonitor.com
Those entrepreneurs who have been able to make the hard decisions and get back to their bootstrapping roots have survived the first phase of the recession. While Wall Street seems to be trying to convince themselves that a recovery is around the corner, every indication is that we will be facing a prolonged period of high unemployment with a possibility of a double-dip downturn and significant inflation.
Four Innovation Lessons from Anheuser-Busch – Scott Anthony – Harvard Business Review
Refreshingly simple, clear, and concise.
Adapting to your business and executing well. That’s the hard part.
How a New Jobless Era Will Transform America – The Atlantic (March 2010)
The construction and finance industries, bloated by a decade-long housing bubble, are unlikely to regain their former share of the economy, and as a result many out-of-work finance professionals and construction workers won’t be able to simply pick up where they left off when growth returns—they’ll need to retrain and find new careers. (For different reasons, the same might be said of many media professionals and auto workers.) And even within industries that are likely to bounce back smartly, temporary layoffs have generally given way to the permanent elimination of jobs, the result of workplace restructuring. Manufacturing jobs have of course been moving overseas for decades, and still are; but recently, the outsourcing of much white-collar work has become possible. Companies that have cut domestic payrolls to the bone in this recession may choose to rebuild them in Shanghai, Guangzhou, or Bangalore, accelerating off-shoring decisions that otherwise might have occurred over many years.
You’re Hired. At Least for Now. – Kiplinger.com
The job is not a timeless fact of human existence. It is a social artifact.
William Bridges wrote these words over 15 years ago. We need to fully understand this concept and decide what kind of future we want for ourselves. Do you want to be in or out? Nearly four years ago I started my business on a part-time basis. One year ago, I became 100% self-employed. If you are an underwriter, the time to be an independent for hire has never been better.
If you’re in underwriting management your options for creating the right hybrid model to fit your needs has never been better. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again:
I have a mortgage, two kids in college, and a small fleet of cars to support. Hire me please.
Force Field Analysis – Lewin, Kurt
According to Kurt Lewin “An issue is held in balance by the interaction of two opposing sets of forces – those seeking to promote change (driving forces) and those attempting to maintain the status quo (restraining forces)”. Lewin viewed organizations as systems in which the present situation was not a static pattern, but a dynamic balance (“equilibrium”) of forces working in opposite directions. In order for any change to occur, the driving forces must exceed the restraining forces, thus shifting the equilibrium.
If you need to outsource, do this analysis first.
Predictions for 2010: Five Changes in the Way We Work – Tammy Erickson – Harvard Business Review
Recessions unquestionably leave a mark on the way we work. The approaches companies use to respond to difficult business conditions don’t only affect the company — they leave a lasting impression on the workers (and the workers’ teen-age children, who draw conclusions for their career strategy based on their parents’ experience).
Read this short post.
Now think about it.
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