by Rob Genin | Apr 5, 2019 | Birmingham, Blog
Opportunity Costs In business and in life, opportunity costs are the things we must forego to make a specific choice. This happens all the time – choosing to spend an extra hour on a work project means one less hour for sleep or family or recreation or volunteering....
by Rob Genin | Mar 7, 2019 | Birmingham, Blog
I have begun 2019 working through the Psalms. I came across Psalm 49, and I was struck at the timely word it gives—to everyone, and especially those in business. This Psalm warns of the pursuit of security and meaning in wealth. It may seem unusual to dedicate so much...
by Rob Genin | Feb 7, 2019 | Birmingham, Blog
Jockko Willink has become a leadership sensation in the past few years. His Ted Talks and podcasts are popular, and his book, Extreme Ownership has been a best selling book several years in a row. He gives solid leadership advice from the perspective of his background...
by Rob Genin | Jan 10, 2019 | Birmingham, Blog
The New Year is an important opportunity to start again. Many of you have taken stock of the last year, and have set some goals for 2019. Daniel Pink, in his book, When, demonstrates the tangible power of new beginnings. Significant days & markers have proven...
by Rob Genin | Nov 15, 2018 | Birmingham, Blog
Unity. It is a thing which people speak of like world peace–something that would be nice to have, but naive to imagine we will ever achieve it. After several years of highly inflammatory public discourse, it seems like in many ways we are more divided as a...
by Rob Genin | Oct 18, 2018 | Birmingham, Blog
Risk is an important business concept. We are taught that in general as risk increases in investment, so does the possibility for reward. There are investments that offer a guaranteed result, like bonds. The payoff is typically pretty small. You sacrifice potential...
