Most of us remember the history and heritage of Thanksgiving as the famous feast in which the English settlers were given turkey, corn and grain by the Native American Indians. Over time, it reflected the…;
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Thanksgiving: Bigger than You Think
Most of us remember the history and heritage of Thanksgiving as the famous feast in which the English settlers were given turkey, corn and grain by the Native American Indians. Over time, it reflected the…;
Fragments – marketing
Marketing is a lot closer to backgammon than it is to chess.
George and Cindy
And so, the ducks come from time to time. As a matter of fact, they come fairly often. The two of them simply waddled up from the lake into the backyard and, from there, walked…;
From Good to Great
The process of going from good to great tends to be evolutionary, not revolutionary. It represents the sum total of incessant pushes – and consistent pushes – in the same direction every time. There is…;
Fragments – habitat
Neither bite nor bulk will save an organization when its habitat changes faster than it is able to adjust. Sooner or later, it will die out.
The Bottom Line
The central question in any acquisition is the following one central theme: “How does this affect me?” It doesn’t matter who the stakeholders are, i.e. employees, stockholders, customers, managers, suppliers, the community at large, and…;
The Toll of Time
I had an interesting episode today. Actually, it was more an interesting couple days. I had a phone call from a friend back in the old days—some 20 years ago—when I was involved in MENSA….;
What a Drag
I had an interesting visual this morning. As I was turning onto Jackson, I saw a runner, in a t-shirt, running shorts, running shoes, and so forth, round the corner at a heavy clip. He…;
Ongoing Evolution
The picture of an evolution, starting with total inanimate matter, which embeds the opportunity for carbon-based matter to create living organisms and from those living organisms intelligence and consciousness. The ongoing evolution develops such that…;