Most people want the corner office, what used to be the country club membership, and the expense account. But are we willing to pay the price? Recently I had the opportunity to be a guest on a morning talk/news show. I had to get up at 4 am to be at the downtown studio at […]
Are You Willing to Pay the Price? Behind the Glamourous Curtain Read More »
You may remember George Burns. The cigar-gumming circular-bespectacled comedian. He was known for many things from his acting parts in Oh, God and The Sunshine Boys from his earlier vaudeville fame to the fact that he lived to be 100. You may not know that he was born Nathan Birnbaum. He was one of 12
Are you still making excuses to use a paper calendar? You don’t have a flip phone anywhere on you, do you? I don’t know about you, but I loved my Daytimer. Perhaps you loved your Franklin planner. I was more efficient with my beloved Day-timer than I am with my Smart phone, smart as it
Are You Stuck in the 80’s? Do You Still Love Your Daytimer? Read More »
You can live your life by one of two philosophes. You can choose to be the exception to any rule or you can choose to be the rule. There are always exceptions: JFK was the first-and last-Catholic in the White House and Chrissie Evert had a winning unorthodox backhand. But both of these are the
Are You the Exception or The Rule: Follow the Candidates to Find Out Read More »
I love the presidential primary season. Most Americans say they hate it, but I love it for Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Mike Huckabee, and even Bernie Sanders and his 90% tax proposal. The Donald is used to saying whatever he wants, whenever he wants to say it. So in his speech to announce his “candidacy”
Why I Love the Presidential Primary Season: So Many Lessons to be Learned Read More »
A recent trip to Puerto Vallarta Mexico yielded two lessons in protecting a brand and protecting your value. Although the little locally owned store may seem miles away from the international golden arches, each had a story to tell about value. In early morning the city is home to walkers, runners, dog owners, skateboarders and
Brand Lessons from Mexico: Who Would Have Thought? Read More »
There is a saying that when you host company in your home, be nice until the very last minute they are your guests. If you are nice until the last ten minutes, and then have “words”, the “words” will be remembered and the good time prior to those last minutes will be forgotten. The Browns
There is a Reason a Game has Four Quarters and Your Game Should TOO Read More »
NE Ohio thought this day would never come. If you listened to sports radio, former players and talking heads also thought this day would never come . . . the return of LeBron “The King” James to the Cleveland Cavaliers. As in the Odyssey, I thought LeBron would return someday to the Cavs. In the Greek
The Most Important Lesson LeBron Has Taught Us: A Statistical Freak Read More »
There is a difference between first place and the rest of the field. After the Cleveland Browns drafted Johnny Football, Johnny Manziel, the owner made a lot of noise about Johnny having to earn his way to the top spot. Good try, but it doesn’t really work like that. Cream rises to the top. And
Second Best is Not Even Close to the Brass Ring Read More »
Apology speeches are best when they actually include an apology. An apology needs to be an acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense. An apology means something when the audience decides that it is authentic. The audience decides not the speaker. It is not an authentic apology until the audience identifies
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