“But in the end, I wound up right back where I started. I could still pick winners, and I could still make money for all kinds of people back home. And why mess up a good thing? ” – Robert … Continue reading
December 18, 2009
Yearly Archives: 2009
Reputationally Speaking….
Maybe it takes one sports icon to synopsize the reputation inplosion of another. Interestingly, the comment didn’t originate in a sports context. It was made at a funeral in Dallas for week for real estate icon Henry S. Miller, Jr. SuperBowl-winning Dallas … Continue reading
December 11, 2009
Podcast
I was interviewed on the topic of The Perfect Fit for a podcast hosted by Aaron Crowe, a section editor for AOL business/finance programming. It’s part of a regular series called WalletPop on BlogTalkRadio. Here is the … Continue reading
December 3, 2009
Quote of the Day
“You talk the lingo. What’s your pitch?” – John Cusack to Annette Bening in The Grifters
December 1, 2009
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December 1, 2009
Quote of the Day
“It’s the magic of risking everything for a dream that nobody sees but you. “ – Morgan Freeman in Million Dollar Baby
November 18, 2009
Quote of the Day
“I can shoot straight, if I don’t have to shoot too far.” – Scarlett O’Hara in Gone with the Wind”
November 17, 2009
Weekly Meeting with Yourself
Are you strategic-planning yourself toward a nervous breakdown? Psychiatrists call it catastrophizing. It happens in companies, too. We face a less-than-bright economic outlook, no doubt. But, how do you strike a balance between doomsday disaster forecasting and head-in-the-sand denial of the difficulties? Organizational … Continue reading
November 16, 2009
Quote of the Day
“I don’t get tough with anyone, Mr. Gittes. My lawyer does.” — Faye Dunaway to Jack Nicholson in Chinatown
October 21, 2009
Going/Growing Global
Call it the law of unintended consequences. You’re a rapid-growth local food company. You build out your market in concentric circles. Local…regional…national. But one day…boom. You’re selling into the military. Where are their end-users? Iraq. Afghanistan. You’ve got to drop-ship … Continue reading
October 20, 2009