MANAGEMENT

Sometimes a short conversation lights a huge fire of controversy, and this article may create a few sparks, so please read carefully all the way to the end.

Think back to all the stuff your parents tried teaching you when you were a kid. How did they get all those “lessons” to eventually sink in?

Here’s how it probably went: Your parents had chores they expected you to do. So they told you what to do. If you were smart, you did them.

In his book, Leapfrogging, Soren Kaplan reminds us that “the human brain is wired to appreciate positive surprise.” He goes on to say that when we experience such a surprise, three things happen:

With a little planning and creativity, you can find many affordable, day-to-day opportunities for teaching children valuable financial lessons. Consider these low-cost ways to help instill good financial sense:

In downtown New York City, men in business suits talk about cows. Actually, they even talk about killing cows – the sacred cows in their businesses.

These figurative sacred cows are things that have been immune to criticism and need to be culled.

Exposure to deadly silo gases continues to occur wherever silos exist and will continue to be a hazard on the farm as long as silage remains a common feedstuff for livestock.

Exposure to silo gas can cause serious injury: severe respiratory distress, permanent lung damage and, in some cases, death.