The Rule of Three. First, I found and noted the success of @ShitMyDadSays, the now-famous Twitter account of young Justin Halpert, who writes about s$#% his dad Samuel, 73, says. Second, I copied hitchhiked on Nick Bate’s idea of How To Think Like a… series, with some added fun. Third, this morning, [...]
Why “Going Rogue” is a Good Thing.
Posted in November 17th, 2009
Are you a ‘rogue?’ Tell me why.
For more information on what it means to be a rogue jump over to the piece on US News and World Report, by clicking here.
Fortune: Steve Jobs, Business Person of the Decade
Posted in November 5th, 2009
Was anyone else close? I mean, really. All over the country in R and D labs, corporate boardrooms and motivational sessions there is one question for everyone: “What Would Steve Jobs Do?”
Congratulations Steve…keep it up. PS: Don’t you ever die…or retire. You make too many contributions by just doing what you are doing.
And, just for [...]
The Life of an Entrepreneur: Is it for You?
Posted in October 30th, 2009
Ed.Note: Since this blog began, I have met quite a few career coaches, resume writers and HR folks, I find all of them very interesting and insightful about the world of work. Even better, I have learned a lot from each of them. When they invited me to join a new community called [...]
Airline Pilots’ Excuses: Oh Come On!
Posted in October 28th, 2009
Ed. Note: The following post ran on US NEWS yesterday.
Do you have a grandparent like this? A middle aged friend of mine recently visited her 90-year-old grandma in a local nursing home. “Oh my God,” Grandma said. “What happened to you? You’re so fat.”
The older we get, the less we can [...]
I Want to be a Czar.
Posted in October 19th, 2009
Last week, I made sure you knew about the new Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship and it made me think about all the offices we actually do need. There’s the Office of Parental Means Testing, given the Heene Family Reality TV show of last week in Colorado. Or the Office of Better [...]
Flying Two Airplanes at Once.
Posted in October 17th, 2009
Ed. Note: I like airplanes. And it is hard to imagine what Orville and Wilbur must have thought when they looked down and saw this—a 747 bringing the Shuttle back home to Florida. “Gee willikers, Orville, lookee what we started.” A friend sent me this email, written by the pilot [...]
There Are Basketball Coaches and Just One Coach Wooden.
Posted in October 14th, 2009
John Wooden turns 99 years old today. Somewhere I saw 12 of his Leadership Quotes and decided to re print them here.
1. Never mistake activity for achievement.
2. A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.
3. Ability is a poor man’s wealth.
4. Adversity is the state in which man mostly easily becomes acquainted [...]
10 Ways To Fix Leno
Posted in October 9th, 2009
As you all know, NBC moved Jay Leno from his nightime spot opposite that lying bastard Letterman to the 9 pm slot, in a move both dangerous and brilliant. He started off great, but has apparently begun to fizzle out a bit. I really like him and want him to succeed. And [...]
Gen Y: Why is This?
Posted in October 1st, 2009
