This week I struggled to do just about everything. My health issues decided to flair up and I spent four days in bed. The only productive thing I can say I accomplished is getting some sleep.
I did learn something, however, and that was how to address the human problems behind whatever business problems there are in your organization. Short of actual hardware or software problems, every problem in the business can be traced back to a human cause. How you deal with that human cause likely determines how successful you will be in you endeavors. Probably the most difficult aspect of business in general is dealing with the wide variety of people that either work for you, work with you, or walk through your doors. The customer may always be right, but sometimes he isn't, and then he needs to be dealt with accordingly. Some of the best managers and leaders I have ever known have the particular gift of being able to tell someone how wrong they are and they believe it.
Still trucking along on my $100 challenge. Had to sit more than I worked and let the minions do most of the heavy lifting this week but at least we were out of the house.
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