How to kill shareholder value

August 10, 2009

In my last post, I wrote about the search for precious things as requiring somewhat of a hands off approach. I wrote that the search for beauty cannot be successful because beauty is inside of you and until you stop searching you can never find it. I think this idea applies to business as well. […]

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Of socks and the sublime

August 9, 2009

If you need your glasses or that missing sock, your best bet is to look for them. But many of the most precious things in the world cannot be found by looking for them. In fact, looking for them almost guarantees that you will never find them. You cannot write a beautiful poem by sitting […]

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A guide to change Part I

August 5, 2009

Change. It’s been a favorite topic of discussion for some time now. The election of our first black President. Massive shifts in the economy. The impact on society of the internet. Heck, it’s even a favorite topic of the folks who hang out on street corners. So I thought I’d write a bit about change. […]

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Motor oil ain’t indulgent!

August 2, 2009

There’s a new Starbucks near my house on Rt. 4 just west of the George Washington Bridge. They’ve got a sign out front advertising the fact that they are open 24 hours / day and that they have drive-thru service. Great. I’m sure that’s convenient for lots of folks. But Starbucks isn’t about convenience. Not […]

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Maybe it’s you

July 29, 2009

Recently, I was involved in a somewhat heated discussion on Facebook of a contentious political issue. Heated, but not at all disrespectful. Actually, in many ways it was a model of what a discussion should look like. Ideas were clashing, there was disagreement (why talk if you already agree?) and mutual respect. Right at the […]

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When your message is better than your product

July 28, 2009

I was sitting in the steam room after my workout this evening. Was not in a great mood. Had one of those de-inspiring days. My workout was pretty good. The steam was doing its trick. I was feeling tired, but the good kind of tired. And when that happens – particularly when I’m feeling down […]

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A nice experience at the Apple store

July 27, 2009

I picked up a Macbook Pro for my Dad tonight at the Apple Store. On the way to my car, I’m carrying his old PC and the box with the Macbook Pro. It’s about 9PM and the store was pretty much closing. I see one of the employees from the store in the parking lot. […]

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Check out BuildASign.com

July 27, 2009

My 10 year old son recently moved into his own room. He had been sharing a room with his sister pretty much his entire life. And he was a bit sad about changing that arrangement. He and his sister are very close. She – at 12 years old – was quite happy to have her […]

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Read it or weep

July 23, 2009

We’ve had a lot of game changing legislation over the past few months. Some of these bills are massive. Both in their effect on the nation and the number of dead trees and ink they consume. And I’ve got to wonder whether our legislators are reading these bills of many hundreds of pages. OK, I’m […]

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No offense, it’s just personal

July 22, 2009

“No offense, it’s just business.” Why does that saying exist? Why do some people really believe that they get a pass if it’s business? What happens here is that someone does something offensive in the business sphere and they try to excuse it by saying it’s just business. That it has no personal content. Would […]

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