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AIG is in the news again. They are being beat over the head because someone has found that they have 374 bonus plans. While most people are upset seeing the word attached to AIG in any way, the fact…

Where do you fall on the management spectrum; kick butt and take names or boss-of-the-year?  Understand what makes for a good leader and how IQ and GPA do not equate to being a good boss.  In fact,…

Is it possible to have 374 different bonus and compensation plans?!  This recent article from Politico uncovers the half-truths and realities of how AIG compensated its employees (AIG Bonuses Four…

I wrote earlier on this blog about the fact that AIG gave the word "bonus" a bad name but the issue of bonuses keeps popping up. I have read lately in several business articles that some businesses…

I was recently reading a paper on "grade inflation" published by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni.  It states that "In the face of acknowledged grade inflation, the Princeton University…

  The 2nd Management Practice That Wastes Time & Money: Stretch Goals.

Everybody is talking about AIG again. The conversation is about how they continue to throw tax-payer money away. Over the weekend new details of AIG’s bonus plans were made public. In a nutshell the…

In OOPS! , mergers and acquisitions is one of the 13 management practices that waste time and money. In a Business Week article, Drug Mergers: Killers for Research by Catherine Arnst she quotes Dr.…

Ask Aubrey: Hi Aubrey !! My name is Scott, I am a human performance technologist. My question is: Bill Abernathy in his book Managing Without Supervising suggested that R+ systems without monetary…

Can you believe it, they have me blogging. At age 73, no less. Hey, behavior changes. I have just read Growing Up Digital the latest book by Don Tapscott. He talks a lot about the NetGeneration, ages…

The 1st Management Practice That Wastes Time & Money: Employee of the Month (and most other forms of recognition and reward).