CNBC’s Jim Kramer has called Elon Musk P.T. Barnum because of the way he tries to throw analysts off during Tesla conference calls. I’ve also referred to Musk as a masterful magician for his sense of timing and showmanship – the way he distracts his audience whenever Tesla hits a[…] Read On
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We Are All Prisoners of Our Own Ideas
The corporate world is no place for the faint of heart. That’s especially true of marketing and sales where, against all logic, more time and effort are spent selling your ideas and fighting to get things done internally than on winning and keeping customers. Inertia is a tough habit to[…] Read On
CenturyLink: How Not to Build a Telecom Giant
Over the past decade or so CenturyLink has been on a massive buying spree, acquiring Level 3, Qwest, Embarq and about a dozen other telecom companies for more than $50 billion. Guess what the company is valued at today? $100 billion? $75 billion$ $50 billion? If you said $25 billion[…] Read On
The Case for Climbing the Corporate Ladder
Yeah runnin’ down a dream That never would come to me Workin’ on a mystery, goin’ wherever it leads Runnin’ down a dream – Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, Mike Campbell Great careers don’t just happen. You have to make them happen. And sometimes, when things aren’t working, you have to[…] Read On
The Physics of Human Inertia and the Perception of Time
“And then one day you find ten years have got behind you; no one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun.” – Roger Waters, “Time” Inertia is a stabilizing force that keeps people in their comfort zone and businesses on a straight and narrow path. It can[…] Read On
When a Wall Is Not Just a Wall
Who would have thought a wall between the U.S. and Mexico would end up becoming such a wedge issue. I mean, it’s just a freaking wall, not a WMD for Chrissake. But it’s what that wall represents that counts. When Donald J. Trump stood in his eponymous tower and announced[…] Read On
The Quintessential Career Decision: Entrepreneur or Corporate?
Somewhere between lowly peon and rock-star CEO is a sweet spot where our careers flourish. We spend our entire adult lives fleeing the former, frantically scaling the corporate ladder like some crazed workaholic monkey to attain the latter, all in an effort to hopefully find that elusive sweet spot where[…] Read On