Manage Living with Ruth and Bob Haag

On-Demand Shows

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     Machiavellilan Management
     Ancient Wisdom
     Reality versus the Pink Fluffy World
     Innovative Ideas
     Too Much Service
     Everyone's Doing Something Wrong

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Show Summaries

Are You a Machiavellian Manager?
During the show "Machiavellian Management", Ruth and Bob review the management advice that Machiavelli provided to new italian princes, more than 400 years ago. Although his reputation for harshness may be somewhat deserved, you may be surprised to see Machiavelli's attitudes toward common folks. Sponsored by TTL Associates, an environmental, testing, and geotechnical services firm in Toledo, Ohio. Learn more at www.ttlassoc.com.

Has Management Changed in 2 Millenia?
During the show "Ancient Wisdom", Ruth and Bob look at some of the sayings of Confucius, who lived more than 2000 years ago, yet experienced the same issues that we face today. Bob contends that many of Ruth's management philosophies mirror those of Confucius. Sponsored by TTL Associates, an environmental, testing, and geotechnical services firm in Toledo, Ohio. Learn more at www.ttlassoc.com.

A Pink Scented Resume
During the show "Reality versus the Pink Fluffy World", Ruth and Bob compare what we were all taught as children to what we learned in the school of hard knocks. Sponsored by TTL Associates, an environmental, testing, and geotechnical services firm in Toledo, Ohio. Learn more at www.ttlassoc.com.

Are You a Genius?
During the show "Innovative Ideas", Ruth and Bob examine the problems faced by people who bring innovative ideas into the world. Find out how to recognize genius! Sponsored by TTL Associates, an environmental, testing, and geotechnical services firm in Toledo, Ohio. Learn more at www.ttlassoc.com.

Leave Me Alone!
During the show "Too Much Service", Ruth and Bob consider the problems that occur when a good idea is overused, creating too much of a good thing - and causing a negative effect. Sponsored by TTL Associates, an environmental, testing, and geotechnical services firm in Toledo, Ohio. Learn more at www.ttlassoc.com.

What's Truly Bad?
We've brought this show back to meet a specific demand. During the show "Everyone's Doing Something Wrong", Ruth and Bob consider the differences between management issues, that should be dealt with in the course of day-to-day supervision, and truly bad behavior, which might be worthy of investigation.