Category Archives: Misc.

I’m thinking of hope today. It seems that everyone is cautiously feeling it here in the States. New President. New potential. Yesterday I received a check in the mail for $24.00. It’s restitution from an inmate at the Florida Department … Continue reading →

Earlier I posted on the idea that nothing is “recession proof”, as much as popular media and many “experts” want to peddle their recession-proofing wares to us. Reality check….the best we can do is build up our resistance to recession … Continue reading →

“I’ve got a risk-proof way to make a million dollars!” “This plan to invade Iraq is fool-proof!” “This new firewall is 100% hacker-proof!” I’m always leary when I hear that anything is “proofed”. The phrase implies that there’s a 100% … Continue reading →

A fellow blogger, Bud Bilanich, has been writing a series of posts comparing the game of rugby to the game of business. One of the “leadership lessons” Bud says he learned from playing rugby was that you must “Kill the … Continue reading →

In the old roadrunner cartoons, Wile E. Coyote had a business card. It said: Wile E. Coyote, GeniusNow I can’t say that I’ve been handed a business card with a “Genius” title on it. But I have come across a … Continue reading →

I’m getting ready for a flight to Salt Lake City tomorrow. I’ll be delivering a one-day Coaching and Performance Management session at Wasatch Advisors. I’m packing my latest “favorite” business book, Freakonomics by Levitt and Dubner. Since I’m now seven … Continue reading →