• About Leading & Managing @ Work

  Purpose of this small-business resource

   

• Articles by R. Spencer Darling

  Articles on leadership and management issues critical to peak performance will begin being posted here soon

   

• Bibliography

  Peak Performance reading list

• Dr. W. Edwards Deming

  Brief discussion of Dr. Deming followed by his 14 Points

• Future topics

  Outline of some topics LI plans to include in the future

    

• Organizational results pyramid

  Foundational concept necessary to understand how to optimize organizational and individual performance

   

• Peak-performance pyramid

  Graphical illustration of a pyramid of abstraction detailing what must be mastered by a business organization to optimize performance

   

• Pyramid of abstraction

  Foundational concept necessary to understand how to optimize organizational and individual performance

• The Institute for Global Ethics

  "Why Ethics Matters: The immense power of modern technology extends globally. Many hands guide the controls, and many decisions move those hands. A good decision can benefit millions -- while an unethical one can cripple our future."

   

• The University of British Columbia Centre for Applied Ethics

Naval Observatory Time

• ATT Business Network

• CNN Interactive

• Chicago Sun Times

• Chicago Tribune

• Christian Science Monitor, The
  
  
  • TCSM link to Associate Press wire of breaking news 24 hours a day

• Pathfinder

• Rothman Report, The

  A biweekly look at the ideas, news and tools that impact small business

• New York Times, The

• TimeVista

  "The online resort for small businesses from the marketing department of Time Magazine" with free advice from high-priced experts.

• Wall Street Journal, The

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• The Christian Science Monitor

   

  • Monitor Radio — the latest hourly newscast, 24 hours a day, but only on weekdays.

     

• ABC News

   

  • Breaking news (1 minute)

   

  • ABC Radio Web Site

   

  • ABC Radio News -- the latest hourly newscast, 24 hours a day, seven days a week

   

  •   PC World Online Daily News Radio Summary (28.8)

   

  • ABC World Online Daily News Radio Summary (14.4)

Internet directories & search tools

• Ecola Internet Directories

• Starting Point Meta Search

• Microsoft Search Engine

Mt. Rainier
by James Martin
Mountain Zone
photo essay

• The Mountain Zone

• The Dilbert Zone

• Entree Chicago

  Busy executives can fill out a simple form (using case-based reasoning, a form of artificial intelligence), to find the perfect meal. Entree Chicago includes reviews and other information on 700 Chicago restaurants. Each listing includes details on cuisine, atmosphere, style, price, and occasion for your meal.

• MapBlast

  Locate a detailed street map from almost any address in the United States. Generate an HTML code fragment you can cut and paste into your home page which shows a map. Or, mail a URL or map image to someone special.

  

   

• MapQuest

  Develop roadmaps to many destinations throughout the world. (You may need a boat to reach some locations.) Complete coverage in the USA. Interactive atlas capabilities are amazing!