Posts by Tom Ryan
Protecting Your Small Business From Employee Negligence
By Tom Ryan
A deadly crash in Springfield, Missouri caused by a truck driver (an immigrant who was appealing an order of deportation by the Department of Homeland Security) raises anew the liability risks that employers face.
On Wednesday morning, March 28, 2013, the trucking firm employee, who was driving from California to Missouri, plowed into the back of a car sitting at a stop sign, killing both the driver and a passenger.
The truck was estimated to be traveling at 60 mph in a 40 mph zone. The driver of the truck was also in violation of the Department of Transportation ‘Hours …
Get A Jump On Your Competition With An Annual Review In Q4!
By Tom Ryan
It is often said that the definition of insanity is to do the same thing over and over, again, and expect different results. All too often, small business owners are hoping that business will improve, but they fail to take the most elementary step to make it happen—conducting a comprehensive review of their annual performance.
A Must For Success!
Annual reviews are viewed as a ‘must’ for success. All major corporations, today, arrange for the annual review as part of their normal business operating procedures. Annual reviews are considered to be a ‘best practice’ among industry leaders. Additionally, Wall Street …
How Lack Of Proper Management Systems Built ‘The Nightmare On Las Vegas Boulevard’
By Tom Ryan
We tell business owners that the best managed companies are “systems dependent” rather than “people dependent.” This is a truism, for both small and large companies. One of the best examples, of why this is true, can be found in the story of the ill-fated Harmon Hotel in Las Vegas.
It’s a tale of how a construction company failed to develop the necessary methods, systems, controls and procedures to ensure the quality of its work, causing a half of a billion dollar mistake—yes, half a billion dollars!
The Harmon Hotel and Residences was meant to be part of MGM’s $9 …