by Anita Balic | Aug 2, 2018 | August 2018 Newsletter
We recently mourned the premature passing of Anthony Bourdain. I have to admit that he was one of my favorite television personalities, and I was enthralled by his Parts Unknown series on CNN. His show combined elements of both food and travel, but I think the thing...
by Simon Ellett | Jul 19, 2018 | July 2018 Newsletter
Every summer we take a break. This year, instead of a foreign trip we stayed in the US and watched the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Our home countries of Croatia and England both reached the last four, and actually played against one another in the semi-finals. Croatia...
by Anita Balic | Jun 11, 2018 | June 2018 Newsletter
I was recently observing my daughter when it occurred to me just how different we are. I can work quickly, but she multitasks at a phenomenal rate. Like many of the young people of her generation, it’s not unusual for her to be writing a report, whilst texting,...
by Simon Ellett | Jun 11, 2018 | June 2018 Newsletter
If you have been to the landing page of this website and watched the 3 minute video (https://www.jagerconsulting.com/), you will know that eight and a half years ago I lost my first wife, Carol, to cancer. The three and a half year battle that we shared, and...
by Anita Balic | May 10, 2018 | May 2018 Newsletter
How to spot and replace a mediocre manager Tony was a manager in a small company of 20 employees. If you asked any of his direct reports about him, they would all say he was a good guy and that they liked him – but if you looked more deeply it was...