November 3, 2016
Individuals or Teams? It’s Both (Part one)
The NFL season started last Thursday and a quick review of multiple games synopsis along with seeing some highlights showed 11 of the 14 games…
October 11, 2016
Tear Down or Build Up
Almost daily we take our dogs for a walk. Meandering through the woods and a mixture of neighborhoods, depending on the route we take, we…
October 10, 2016
Who’s Your Judge and Jury?
In his book, “Originals,” (Penguin Random House, 2016) Adam Grant’s Chapter Two, Blind Inventors and One-Eyed Investors, discusses how misguided certain opinions can be. Two…
September 14, 2016
Don’t Forget These Things
When visiting my mother-in-law, we stayed at the Intercontinental Hotel. As we went to put things in the safe it wouldn't open. It was locked.…
September 8, 2016
“Surprise” Economy
On Friday, July 15, 2016 the Wall Street Journal had an article titled, "Surprise: The Economy Is Looking Much Better; Citigroups U.S. Economic Surprise Index is at…
September 2, 2016
How Not to Run a Company
Want to run your company the wrong way? Do nothing more than emulate the major political parties. They sure seem to have a lock on…
August 27, 2016
Grow or Die
We made eight new friends at our cabin this summer. And just like people, the more favors you offer the more loyal your friends are.…
August 15, 2016
You Must Connect Visually
Let's go back in time and discuss sports history and electronics. For about 100 years baseball was the "National Pastime" while the other sports were…
August 1, 2016
Improve Your Culture; Don’t Stiff Your Best People
On a recent Delta flight I had the best flight attendant ever. Her name is Kimberly and she was entertaining, funny, and very service oriented. I think…
July 28, 2016
You are Your Reputation
One June 1 I attended my daughter's graduation from Dental Hygiene school. One of the things that impressed me was the school president telling the…