Business Management
Everything related to managing a business from complex studies to simple observations by Jeremy Larochelle
In a previous post, I spoke about how I approached building our music program at Virgin Voyages… strategically. In that planning, I found one of our biggest strengths was, in fact, our musical legacy. I mean, come on, Virgin gave the world The Sex Pistols, Spice Girls, Boy George, Janet Jackson, Paula Abdul, Phil […]
I have a new employee who is doing a wonderful job picking up all the nuances of advancing music talent for a cruise ship, which if you don’t know, can be quite intimidating. This is because, in addition to the regular parts of advancing a band for the stage, we also have to […]
Micromanaging is one of those business buzzwords. I would say we collectively agree it is a bad thing. Ask anyone if they are a micromanager and they will likely say “Not me.” Yet, the internet is loaded with article after article on the subject mostly focused on how it impacts the employee… but what […]
Have you ever had someone tell you something is a “good investment?” It could have been a salesperson trying to sell you a new piece of machinery; a broker presenting a new stock; a business partner serving up a new opportunity, or that new condo your spouse found. But, how do you “really” know […]
I was spending some time with my nephew over the holidays and we got to discussing the various jobs (or what I call them – gigs) I have held over my career. We discussed my time as a Photojournalist under a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and editor. How I leveraged that knowledge in content creation […]
Si vis pacem, para bellum, translated “if you want peace, prepare for war” is an exceptional mantra to adopt in both your personal and business lives. While it sounds like something that would come from Sun Tzu’s Art of War. It does not. Rather, the phrase comes from book three of De Re Militari by […]