Archive for July, 2008

It use to be people could know something about almost everything.  In today’s fast changing world with knowledge increasing at an incredible rate, it’s almost impossible to be an expert or to have knowledge of everything.  The one exception to that is your business. 
If you sit in the big chair as the CEO, president or [...]

Many years ago, someone said to me:  “You need to look out for unintended consequences.” 
When we make decisions, people usually don’t think about the ultimate results.  They make a decision based on the moment.  But don’t give any thought to what that decision really means.  Therefore, unintended consequences happen.
Business is an emotional pursuit.  But we [...]

The pro football teams opened their training camps over the past weekend as they begin to prep for the upcoming start of the new season in the fall.  But let’s take a look back at the 2007-08 football season.
The New England Patriots had quite a season.  16 straight wins.  And a big scandal about videotaping [...]