I wasn’t expecting to gain business insights from the movie, 1917. I was interested in seeing the World War I movie 1917 as I had seen previews in the theater. This movie had also recently won the Best Picture award at the Golden Globes. It’s an excellent movie. Without giving anything away, let Read more…
Jack Sheldon Jazz Musician and Voice of Schoolhouse Rock, Passes at 88. Today is New Year’s Day 2020. This morning, I awoke to the news that an outstanding jazz trumpet player, composer, singer, voice of Schoolhouse Rock, and actor — Jack Sheldon — died at the age of 88 on Read more…
Why do you need to be forthcoming with your boss and your banker? Ensuring project success. If you are running a project ( IT or otherwise) within your company, you need to ensure there are no surprises for your leadership when obstacles or delays appear. Issues or problems are inevitable Read more…
When I was in graduate school earning my Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), the mantra drilled into my psyche was “Planning, Execution, and Control.” Planning, Execution, and Control was really about driving one or more missions that a department was assigned. There wasn’t a lot of discussion about: Hiring (and Read more…
Who needs to focus on character and integrity, who personifies it, and how you can improve it? A consulting colleague of mine, Rear Admiral Winston Copeland (United States Navy, retired) with Top Gun Consulting, created a program about character and integrity. His vision was that this program could be used Read more…
The cost of profits over people. Unless you live in a cave outside of California, you have likely heard or read about the challenges the State of California is undergoing with respect to powering a huge part of the state. While Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) has apologized for the Read more…
I was fortunate to see climate activist Greta Thunberg, a Swedish teenager, on the PBS NewsHour this past Friday. She arrived in the U.S. on a sailboat to avoid the carbon emissions that jet air travel creates. She is walking her talk. Greta believes (as do many) that climate change Read more…
While it’s hard to imagine my readers don’t know about Uber (Uber Technologies, Inc.), here’s a definition I found on Google.com: Uber Technologies, Inc. is an American multinational transportation network company offering services that include peer-to-peer ridesharing, ride service hailing, food delivery, and a bicycle-sharing system. The company is based Read more…
The NBA finals featured two terrific teams with the Toronto Raptors prevailing over the Warriors in Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Championship. Congratulations, Raptors! Though my Golden State Warriors came up short, I feel nothing but deep respect and honor for their efforts to earn their third consecutive NBA Read more…
A study I recall hearing about from Jay Abraham indicated that nearly 70% of customers feel like they are treated with indifference by the businesses they interact with. 7 out of 10. That’s astonishing. You’d think a lot of businesses don’t believe their customers have alternatives. How often do you Read more…