I just saw a movie which had been produced by the Weinsteins. It was interesting in that it was so intellectual. There’s no surprise to me, after taking a look at it, why Eisner wanted…;
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Man’s extremes are God’s opportunities
Man’s extremes are God’s opportunities.
Business and Community
A business is really an enterprise and it’s not about the business, it’s about the community the enterprise creates. The enterprise produces a particular community with a certain lifestyle. That lifestyle denotes the way you…;
The Game of Duplicate Life
I was thinking the other night that we really don’t always have a chance to understand whether we’ve made the right or even, at times, best decisions in life. We can’t, for one simple reason:…;
Seeing Life in the Rear View Mirror
Some time ago, I wrote about judging the future by looking through the rear view mirror. Just this afternoon, I had an experience that brought that home, once again. I was pulling my motorcycle out…;
On Motivation
The aura of motivation is not a whole lot different than the attitude of victimization. When you empower someone without the tools to otherwise enable them, you’ve set up a machine which is not only…;
A Silk Purse from a Sow’s Ear
I had an interesting conversation this morning with respect to Marketing. A friend of mine was in the office with a new business partner. My friend and I have done some business dealings in the…;
The Grotto
The Notre Dame campus has an area which is called “The Grotto.” It’s deep in the heart of the campus. You walk down, towards the lake, descend to an overgrown landing we referred to as…;
Pulling the Trigger
From a management standpoint, there are certain traits and characteristics of an organization which absolutely drive me up a tree. One of those characteristics is the inability, reluctance, or unwillingness at any particular time for…;
Entrepreneur vs. CEO
To the same extent that an entrepreneur has to maintain a sense of ambiguity, a CEO has to maintain an internal level of ambiguity, and absolute clarity of direction for everyone else around him. Ambiguity…;