nepotism

  • Nepotism Destroys Company Culture & Productivity

    • May 30, 2018
    • Posted by: David Marshall
    • Category: Management, Productivity
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    Pope Paul III with his cardinal-nephew Alessandro Farnese (left) and his other grandson, Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma (right). The term 'nepotism' came from the practice of popes appointing their nephews to positions of cardinal, creating Cardinal-Nephews.

    If there’s one thing I don’t like about companies is nepotism. If you’re in a family business, nepotism is a productivity killer. And it was certainly the cause of a lot of my headaches when I first started working at Robroy. In those early days, we were running three 8-hour shifts in the factory, and

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