I remember writing an article sometime ago. I wrote it, as I recall, for the American Cash Flow Journal. The article was entitled something like, “If You are Going to Learn How to Ski, You…;
Business & Investment
Words Matter
I’ve always believed that words matter. And I still do. Words DO matter, but, at the same time, words are cheap. What words mean and the connection words have to outcomes are not always as…;
A Sign of the Times
I experienced an interesting situation today and, to some extent, a sign of the times with respect to layoffs. I had an interaction with a company that had been a very solid company in every…;
A Whole Foods approach to health care
Kathleen Parker is talking about an article which was written by John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market and published as an op-ed piece in The Wall Street Journal. She is pointing out the enormous…;
A Tragedy of Errors and an Accounting
I found this column by Peggy Noonan to be particularly poignant. Take a look at the over-the-top level of accountability reflected by the Third Marine Aircraft Wing as to an accident which occurred in the…;
It’s All About the Consumer
Very few of us actually need a debriefing on what went wrong in the economy over the past 18 months. Real estate construction, primarily precipitated by new housing starts, had gone wild. Fueled by “anyone…;
Do Sold-Off Corporate Loans Do Worse?
Note this article from the Wall Street Journal, November 19th. It identifies what many in the financial community have ascertained. When the money is made on the origination and sale of a credit instrument, such as…;
Five negotiating lesson I learned while bathing and dressing my 15-month-old
Janet and I have a 15-month-old and we split up certain “responsibilities.” I call them responsibilities for want of a better term, and I am totally convinced that I got the better end of the…;
2001 Not a Whole Lot Different than Shooting Hoops
I was shooting hoops earlier this evening. We had just finished off a Halloween party with the kids and parents on the block. It was great fun. The rest of the parents headed across the…;
Business diagnostics
My Weber barbecue didn’t work. It was on high, the gas was swelling, but didn’t get above the test level of 75 degrees. Why? That was the issue. The circumstances mattered—at least to our guests….;