Is information power?
During President Obama’s speech on Middle East policy, he spoke about the desire to see that people everywhere had access to the Internet as a way of obtaining information. To support his idea he said,...
View ArticleCannibalize or die
When business leaders start looking at ways to grow their company, someone generally suggests a plan that would appeal to an under-served segment of the audience. The company has out-grown certain...
View ArticleThe Two Things
Note: this is an OLD column–originally posted in 2004. Two weeks ago, I had coffee with a former client and he told me that THIS column “continues to make me think.” There is no greater compliment for...
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Normal and the need for change
Headline: Power Outage Delays Big Game Ray Lewis ends his NFL career on a high note, Colin Kaepernick increases his odds of getting a raise and 100-million people are grossed out (twice) by the hideous...
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The paradox of success
Nothing succeeds like success. - Alexandre Dumas Please permit me, with great respect for one of my favorite novelists, to call bulls**t on this one. The single most effective deterrent to your being...
View ArticleHaiku and the Decision Making Process
If a traffic accident occurs directly in front of you as you barrel at 80 miles an hour, your reflexes and instinct take over to help you slam on the brakes, look in the mirror and maneuver the wheel...
View ArticleGetting Lost in the Story
Note: This piece was first published in December 2006. With the recent LOST finale, I thought you might find relevance in a flash back to the show’s early years. I am always blown away by the...
View ArticlePraising the flighty outliers
I watched a flock of generic birds wandering about the sky. They were sparrows or starlings or some other type of ubiquitous small bird, flying about in the most haphazard manner; the entire flock...
View ArticleRedefining Resolutions
Redefining Resolutions The world has been consumed this past week, as it is every year at this time, by the theory and practice of setting resolutions. News broadcasters and print journalists have...
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Navigating the Cul-de-sac
Navigating the Cul-de-sac Cul-de-sacs are lovely places to live. With no through traffic, the cul-de-sac offers security, solitude and higher re-sale values. Cul-de-sac dwellers hold block parties and...
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