I'm slowly becoming a convert to the principle that you can't motivate people to do things, you can only demotivate them. The primary job of the manager is not to empower but to remove obstacles.

The Onscreen Financial Statement converts data into useful and actionable business information. Managers can identify and assess vulnerable areas for one or all of their stores. It helps them to keep pace with daily business activities and mitigate negative month-end impacts.

My failed corporate career became the fodder for the 'Dilbert' comic. Once it became clear I would not be climbing any higher on the corporate ladder, it freed me to mock managers without worrying that it would stall my career. Most failures create some sort of unplanned freedom. I took full advantage of mine.

Over the years, George has been one of the most successful equity portfolio managers in the financial services industry.

As a company's fortunes fare, so do the CEOs and other top managers, and that is the way it should work in the business world,

The only thing I believe is this: A player does not have to like a manager and he does not have to respect a manager. All he has to do is obey the rules.