The recent uptick in #MondayMotivation social mediaposts triggers four questions: Are Mondays truly a downer for a majority of workers? Do people need – and crave – a pick-me-up when reentering their professional lives after the freedom of … [Read more...]
2019: Four New Year’s Resolutions
Happy New Year! Here are four resolutions you might want to chew on as you finalize yours for 2019. The year just ended was too loud, raucous, and tumultuous, so I look forward to sneaking quietly and politely into what proves to be a much happier … [Read more...]
Story: The Powerhouse of Modern Selling
The ever-rising tide of flooding content has caused a heightened sense of urgency for companies seeking to secure and engage audiences. Traditional methods of advertising, marketing, and opinion-shaping have been washed over. Audiences today seek … [Read more...]
“FEAR” by Bob Woodward
There is a reason Bob Woodward is one of the most highly respected journalists covering American politics and his latest book, "FEAR," is proof why: "FEAR" is a thoroughly researched, fact-based work that pulls back the curtain on the disorganized … [Read more...]
Pete, Sparky, and How to Manage People
I shared a two-and-a-half hour plane ride yesterday with tarnished baseball legend Pete Rose. We talked at length about friends we share, baseball, horses and horse racing, life in Las Vegas, and Cabo San Lucas. Pete's baseball knowledge and recall … [Read more...]
How to Argue on Social Media
As social media wastes increasing amounts of time and cloud memory, those that engage soon come to realize that interfacing with others is not the happy, genteel arena it was originally designed to be. The sites have devolved into spit pits of often … [Read more...]
Trump’s Biggest Problem
Like most Americans, I am suffering from bickering fatigue. The more emotional the president acts as special investigator Robert Mueller's investigation creeps toward 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue the more determinedly his intimidated Republican defenders … [Read more...]
The Easy Thing vs. The Right Thing
"The easy thing and the right thing are not always the same thing." -- Ocean Palmer A client recently thanked me for a good week of work by sending me on a weekend trip to a top-rated safari camp in western Kenya's sprawling Masai Mara … [Read more...]
“Deja vu all over again,” — My Second Workplace Shooting
28June18 Just when I thought the faded scars had finally receded, a broken coward came along and cut me again. The heinous hound shotgunned his way into in a small newsroom in Annapolis, Maryland and ended the lives of Gerald Fischman (61), Robert … [Read more...]
Mimi’s Soho: Finding a Niche
On a recent three-week business trip through the United Kingdom and Kenya I was able to experience some interesting small business setups worth sharing. One is a small hotel, Mimi's Soho, which has found a niche its clientele is loyally … [Read more...]