When a stock has plummeted and looks like a bargain, wise investors know that it might turn out to be a falling knife. For obvious reasons, you don’t want to try to catch it. The “falling knife” metaphor relates to lots of things in life, from trying to “fix” a partner[…] Read On
Monthly Archives: May 2016
The Overachiever’s Dilemma
At one end of the workforce spectrum are those who obsess over their careers. They drive themselves and everyone around them nuts in their relentless drive to be the best, most productive, most successful whatever. At the other end of the scale are perpetual screw-ups trying to squeeze as[…] Read On
On Taking the Road Less Travelled
There’s nothing more annoying than a contrarian who revels in taking the opposing view just to get a rise out of people and feel important. But that’s very different from questioning the status quo and acting against it when you’ve got good reason to do so. Cultural norms and societal[…] Read On
I Hugged a Liberal, and I Liked It
Had lunch with a very impressive business associate yesterday. She’s a flaming liberal. I’m not. She loves Hillary. I don’t. She’s also smart, kind and funny. She has a strong work ethic and a good head on her shoulders. She has leadership potential. That’s all far more important to me[…] Read On
Kool-Aid Culture: Why Do So Many Drink It?
They say a sucker is born every minute. According to my math, over the course of a lifetime, that formula would account for about 40 million suckers or roughly ten percent of the U.S. population. I don’t know, but that seems a bit light to me. Think about it. Vitamins,[…] Read On
How to Solve Tough Problems: Change Perspective
My natural tendency is to solve problems. Fix things. Hit me with a dilemma and I’m all over it. I live for that sort of thing. It’s like an addiction. And therein lies the rub. There are different classes of problems. Some problems, the more you stare at them, the[…] Read On
Behave Like an Adult — Somebody Has To
I suppose there have always been self-important, thin-skinned people who take themselves too seriously. I never really paid them much attention. After all, that’s what they want, right? Attention. My philosophy has always been that life is too short to waste my time on people who want exactly that …[…] Read On