So it’s Monday and it all looks the same. But what if you shifted your vantage point ever so slightly? What might you see that you had been overlooking? Last week I found myself on the top of a double decker tour bus. One of those bright red ones you see teeming with tourists that […]
Are You Lip Syncing Or Living Out Loud?
I learned how to lip sync in grade school. It started the day of tryouts for Glee Club. I wanted nothing more than to be in the Glee Club. Our teacher lined us up in size place order along the side of the room next to the closets and had us sing The Star Spangled […]
A Memorial Day Message From Another War
The drawer to my grandfather’s secretary desk would not shut. The desk would qualify as an antique if not for the one leg that doesn’t match the other three, the result of a handyman my Popou employed somewhere along the line. It was originally a dark cherrywood. There used to be a key that would […]
The 80/20 Rule In Cyberspace
I attended the BEA this week virtually, via Twitter feeds. One of the tidbits I picked up was a tweet that quickly made the rounds. 7% of books generate 87% of book sales and 93% of all published books sell less than 1000 copies each. I found it interesting the speed in which this was […]
Pink Slippers On The Reinvention Runway
Last August I wrote a series of posts on my advice to those receiving the dreaded “Pink Slip.” It’s almost a year later and while I believe the economy is starting to turn for the positive, I also think those pink slips will continue for a while longer. Corporations like to use difficult economic times as a […]
Time to Reinvent: Warning Sign #7
A friend calls you for a favor. His son wants to get in your business. He asks if you’ll meet with him and talk. You know you should say no. You almost say no. But you don’t. You agree. Because he is your friend and his son is a nice kid. You promise yourself to […]
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