by Paul Mobley on January 31, 2008
I find that most stress in the work environment comes from unrealistic expectations. Stress often comes from a lack of predefined priorities as well as not having effective systems, structure, and training. Without these standards even self-imposed deadlines can be overwhelming. If you’ve already gone through the process of defining job descriptions, standard operating [...]
by Paul Mobley on January 30, 2008
In less than two weeks, the Federal Reserve has dropped interest rates by 1.25%. They did an emergency rate cut last week and another adjustment of 0.50% today at their regular meeting. If you don’t follow this type of news…you should. It impacts both borrowers and savers (just in different ways). There are many loans [...]
by Paul Mobley on January 23, 2008
Money is simply a “medium of exchange”. Therefore, it has no value in and of itself, only the value derived from the exchange that takes place. There are many things of value that are exchanged everyday and money is only needed as a medium in some cases.
by Paul Mobley on January 12, 2008
Benjamin Franklin once said, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” However, in this increasingly global economy we may need to add “customs” to the list of undesirable things that can not be avoided. Yes, the customs department plays an important role in our society but they are [...]