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The work of supervision
Stephen Deason examines why capable employees still need supervision, and how assigned seats resolve conflicting requests and unfinished work.
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Entrepreneurship
Writing from inside the daily work of building, buying, and carrying responsibility.
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Kindness and the delayed cost
Stephen Deason examines kindness, postponed conversations, and how avoiding an immediate cost can shift a larger burden to employees and customers.
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Reading a P&L from the owner’s seat
Stephen Deason examines profit, cash flow, collections, and obligations, showing why an income statement cannot answer every ownership question.
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Preparing someone to own
Stephen Deason examines the change from management to ownership, including competing commitments, uncertainty, and responsibility for the company’s result.
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A Bonus That Has Never Been Zero
A bonus that has never once been zero tells the person receiving it almost nothing.
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Who the Reserve Belongs To
An owner’s claim on a reserve is real, conditional, and last in line.
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