Other than the cross-burning episode…

June 23, 2008

You’ve got to read this article. It’s about a science teacher fired for preaching his religion to other staff members after repeated complaints and burning the image of a cross on students’ arms (the image only lasts for a few weeks). In his defense, his friend said: “With the exception of the cross-burning episode. … […]

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A good photographer

June 20, 2008

Two years ago, when my eldest son had his bar-mitzvah, we hired a photographer. It was a great experience, she was fantastic to work with and I was very pleased with the results. Yesterday she asked me to write a recommendation that she could post on her newly redesigned website. I was happy to do […]

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Kudos to the guitar guy

June 19, 2008

I have to tell you how pleased I am with Dave Neabore the guitar guy at Sam Ash music store in Paramus, NJ. When I called to see about replacing my boy’s guitar, I asked if they could cut me a price break given that I had just purchased a guitar, amp, etc. and had […]

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I don’t know if it was right but it felt good

June 19, 2008

I got a call on my way to the gym today (I work out after work). My 9 year old son had accidentally dropped his new electric guitar and he was beside himself with grief. Apparently there was nothing functionally wrong but there was a big gash in it. My little guy is very fastidious […]

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It’s time to rethink the business book

June 16, 2008

I’ve just started a new business book (x-teams by Deborah Ancona and Henrik Bresman) and, sadly, I’ve got to give it a big thumbs down. I’m really disappointed. I heard Deborah speak at a conference a few weeks ago. I thought she was a very engaging speaker and her topic (same topic as the book) […]

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The best family

June 10, 2008

I was just in Israel for my cousin’s wedding. I have seen these cousins only a few times in my life. But we really clicked. They were so welcoming to me and my brother and it felt like we had been friends for a long time. Same with my cousin’s new wife. We had never […]

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Gravity usually wins

June 5, 2008

There are so many things we do in business and in our personal lives that are just attempts to fight gravity. On the personal side, we try to change the people we’re with. Now I’m not saying that people don’t ever change. But you’ve got to be clear about changes that are fundamental and those […]

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An idea for Amazon

June 5, 2008

I always need lots of reading material when I travel. I usually don’t read it all but I like to have it with me. I prefer traveling with newspapers and magazines because I don’t have to carry them back home with me. And somehow dirty laundry is heavier than the clean stuff it used to […]

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Do you really want to know?

June 4, 2008

I had lunch at a nice Brasserie in Amsterdam today. The meal was OK. Not good. Just OK. Anyway, at the end of our meal a young woman came to clean up our table. In a sweet voice she said “was everything OK?” or something like that. But she said it in a perfunctory sort […]

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Don’t ignore your urges

June 3, 2008

I’m in Amsterdam now with my brother. We were walking around town enjoying ourselves and my brother started feeling like he might want to avail himself of a WC. Since we were only a few blocks away from the hotel, he asked me if I would mind heading in that direction. Of course I never […]

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