Insights on leadership, entrepreneurialism and management
Passion and stress: Firing up the team without burning them out
Read morePassion is a good thing. During the 37 years at the helm of Micrel, we fired up our employees with plenty of passion – for their work, our industry, even for their community. Passionate employees and passionate leaders make...
Momentum: how to keep employees engaged and energetic for the entire year
Read moreKeeping people engaged and energetic for the entire year, or an entire decade, is like auto maintenance. The dials, gauges and steering wheel are there for a reason. People quit being engaged, and rapidly thereafter quit being energetic, when...
Entrepreneur New Year’s Resolutions
Read moreWith a new year breaking, people across the world are penning lists of resolutions, many of which won’t last a month. Entrepreneurs, though, have better than average tenacity, and their New Year’s resolutions shape their lives, the lives of...
When Bonuses Aren’t
Read moreA $100,000 Christmas bonus check will certainly get your receptionist’s attention. An oil and gas company in Texas did just that. Not only for their receptionist, but for every employee from the front office to the front desk. This...
Post Consolidation in Semis
Read moreThe good news is that the latest semiconductor industry consolidation is set to wind down, and the entire industry will do better in a year or two. This comes none too soon given the number of companies that have...
Xerox Almost Killed Us
Read moreAdapted from Tough Things First, by Ray Zinn Xerox was responsible for a Micrel policy because they shook our business pretty badly. Xerox was in its heyday. They were the masters of many imaging industries, and at that moment...