Theodore Roosevelt

"The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it." - Theodore Roosevelt.
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Compete.com

Compete.com provides free information for every site on the Internet, including site traffic history and competitive analytics, promotional codes across thousands of online retailers, and site-specific trust scores based on up-to-the-minute data from Compete and third party security services.
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Morning person

Sleep experts say about ten percent of us are "morning people", twenty percent are "night owls", and the rest are somewhere in between, according to a recent Seattle Times article. Some tips to become a morning person: accommodate to how much sleep you require, get sunlight exposure as soon as you wake up, and adopt a consistent sleep schedule.
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Vacation

It takes twenty-five years of service in the United States to achieve the mandated minimum vacation allotments in other comparable countries, according to an Economic Policy Institute study. France, Austria, and Denmark mandate at least 25 vacation days per year to employees. There is no mandated vacation time in the United States.
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Productivity

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average U.S. worker in today's workplace needs to work only eleven hours per week to produce as much as one working forty hours per week in 1950.
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360 evaluation

The 360 evaluation feedback method was first used in the 1940s. Analogous to the multiple points on a compass, the 360 method provides each employee the opportunity to receive performance feedback from his or her supervisor, peers, staff members, co-workers and customers. The 360 method has produced measured debate regarding its success, effectiveness, and validity.
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British and American corporate execs

British and American corporate executives are not created equally. British company shareholders usually vote on executive compensation packages. They also vote to reduce compensation that is deemed excessive. The British disclose more on executive pay packages as well as divide the roles of chairman and CEO in their companies.
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