Janet and I had a conversation last night about an interesting phenomenon we both happened to observe. People can self-destruct or at least derail their careers in any number of ways. However, there is one…;
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Size Matters, but Sequence Matters More
I know that size does matter, but apparently sequence matters more. The other day, we were trying to get one of those Graco portable cribs to function. It only took three steps. Janet, by far…;
Heroes Don’t Win on the Defense
As I am dictating this article, I am watching my little boy play in the last soccer game of the season. They had a stellar season, even for six-year-olds. They managed—by luck, crook, and alignment…;
The Doctrine of Judicial Restraint & Our New Living Room Sofa
There’s an interesting doctrine at law. It’s called the Doctrine of Judicial Restraint. What it means is that when a court has the opportunity to decide a case on either a broader principle or a…;
Fragment – Mate
I learned how to drink Mate back when I spent a summer in Buenos Aires in 1980. A musky heavy herbal taste, it grew on me and I enjoyed the pomp of the bombast and…;
CEO Rules of Engagement
I was having a conversation the other day with someone who works for one of our companies, and he asked me to describe what I considered to be the characteristics of an effective CEO. The…;
Article of Interest: One nation under Mitt Romney
Regardless of your politics…or your religion, for that matter, Kathleen Parker’s column on the Romney Declaration on religion was particiularly apropos. Read through the entire article. Of particular significance was Romney’s observation, quoted at the end…;
Common Change Management Pitfalls
Poor communications (e.g., of goals, methods, motives, commitment)Unclear rationale for changeLack of understanding of the urgency of changeInadequate employee mobilization and engagementLack of courage and risk-taking (may cause change to fail by default)Complacency (resistance to…;
If You Want to Be Spontaneous, Be Prepared to Accept the Consequences
And so, there we were, in Empoli, a Tuscan town about 45 minutes north of Castle Fiorentino, a midway point to Firenza (Florence). We had gone there for the day to take a look at…;
Article of Interest: Following a Stroke, A Japanese Pianist Reinvents Himself
As every entrepreneur knows, every hit opens up an opportunity. However, when it comes to the personal, the strength, perseverance and fortitude to look for the opportunity become that much more difficult. That said, I…;