Yes, I confess. I did the whole "undead" thing last week at the Cambridge Zombie March. The Zombie March is just what it sounds like. A couple of hundred people dressed up as zombies and shambled a couple of miles across the city of Cambridge. I heard about it at the...
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You want innovation? Think outside the box. The org chart box.
In my mastermind group, an HR consultant happily announced she just concluded a project standardizing job descriptions across a multi-thousand-person company. In that moment, she named herself my nemesis. For my job is helping people rise to their own strengths, and...
Kids on Planes, how nice. Please, leave them at home.
It was worse than a Stephen King Novel. Eight hours from Milan to Boston. A newborn in the seat to my right. His 2-year old sister two seats to the right. One in the seat in front of me. Two other children (same family, apparently) in the row behind. One more, two...
Do ‘open loops’ push multi-tasking into overwhelm?
I have several important projects on my "to do" list. Instead, I'm typing on my BLOG. I'm making phone calls for my business school reunion. Everything except what I "should" be doing. Just the thought of the projects leaves me dizzy. But why? When I have a hundred...
My friend Andy can tell you everything about Blogs you ever wanted to know!
My friend Andy Wibbels just published a book on BLOGging that's already made it to #1 on some of the Amazon lists. Check him out at: http://andywibbels.com/post/1093
Is global warming any more harmful than an extra layer of Thinsulate?
Is global warming any more harmful than an extra layer of Thinsulate? I just finished the Times Article on Climate Change. I'm really not sure what to say. We all keep thinking of climate change in terms of, "oh, golly jeepers, it might hurt the economy to slow down...
The Hallmark of Incompetence-Blame Wilma’s victims
The Hallmark of Incompetence-Blame Wilma's Victims. It's nice to see that the trait of overconfidence followed by incompetence, followed by blame-mongering runs true in the Bush genetic code. Jeb Bush is blaming Wilma victims for not being prepared, as justification...
The deficit is under your control. Do the right thing … whatever that is.
I just read in The New York Times that we're once again facing a record trade deficit. The article (and the government) explain how important it is for China to fix their manipulative ways and to help slow down the loss of jobs and manufacturing from the US. This...
Climate destruction: we’re built to reason poorly, but it will kill us all the same.
Climate destruction: We're built to reason poorly, but it will kill us all the same. Have you seen the latest stories about global warming? It seems that we're already committed to an 8 inch rise in sea levels and significant other warming. Some folks are saying that...
Negativity is easy, and we’ve made it a national pastime.
Negativity is easy, and we've made it a national pastime. It's Christmas morning. The presents have been open, and we're wandering around in our chocolate-induced post-carb fog of vague mellowness. One present, a book on the fabulous art festival Burning Man. Leafing...