Steve Tobak
  • Blog
  • Consulting
  • About
  • Books
  • Speaking
  • Contact

Let the World Turn Without You for a While

Try not to get worried, try not to turn on toProblems that upset you, ohDon’t you knowEverything’s alright, yes, everything’s fineAnd we want you to sleep well tonightLet the world turn without you tonightIf we try, we’ll get by, so forget all about us tonight Jesus Christ Superstar The good[…] Read On

Share
Tweet
Posted by Steve Tobak on May 11, 2022 in
  • Culture
  • Life
  • Politics
No Comments

Is There No Common Sense Left in Washington?

I just have one question: Who in the Biden administration thought it was a good idea to tell Putin the EXACT number and type of weapons we are sending to Ukraine? Probably the same brainiac who thinks this $1 billion weapons list is totally cool but a few MiGs are[…] Read On

Share
Tweet
Posted by Steve Tobak on March 20, 2022 in
  • Politics
No Comments

To MiG or Not to MiG, That Is the Question

We were all gung ho to give Ukraine some Polish MiG-29 fighter jets … until we weren’t. I guess you can say that an emotional desire to help Zelensky in his plight to save Ukraine was overruled by a concern that it might give Putin a reason to escalate the[…] Read On

Share
Tweet
Posted by Steve Tobak on March 16, 2022 in
  • Politics
  • Psychology
  • Science
No Comments

No One Gets Out of Here Alive

I’ve noticed a lot of people dying lately. And most of them are not that much older than me. I’m not trying to be flippant. This is just my way of saying that mortality is on my mind, and not necessarily in a bad way. To me, life has always[…] Read On

Share
Tweet
Posted by Steve Tobak on February 22, 2022 in
  • Life
  • Philosophy
No Comments

We Must Never Allow This Dystopian Nightmare to Happen Again. Never.

As kids we all wish for the day we no longer have to live under the tyrannical rule of our parents and teachers. As adults we all wish for the day we no longer have to live under the tyrannical rule of our bosses. When that day finally comes —[…] Read On

Share
Tweet
Posted by Steve Tobak on February 14, 2022 in
  • Leadership
  • Life
  • Politics
No Comments

How Facebook’s ‘News’ Feed Changed Journalism Forever

For those who were around from the beginning, Facebook was truly a social network, a way to communicate with friends and family. Somewhere along the line, the center of the page morphed into a news feed that nearly a billion users rely on for at least some of their daily[…] Read On

Share
Tweet
Posted by Steve Tobak on February 4, 2022 in
  • Media
  • Social Media
No Comments

The Myth of the Man Behind the Curtain

There is a popular quote — usually attributed to David Attenborough — that goes something like this; tell me if you’ve heard it before: If you collect 100 black ants and 100 red ants and put them in a glass jar,nothing will happen. But if you take the jar, shake[…] Read On

Share
Tweet
Posted by Steve Tobak on January 20, 2022 in
  • Culture
  • Leadership
  • Philosophy
  • Politics
No Comments
  • ‹ Older posts

I am a strategy consultant and former high-tech muckety muck. I bring clarity to complexity, speak truth to BS, help CEOs build great companies and fix them when they break. I’ve been doing that for more than 25 years... Learn More

Schedule a free 30 min consult with Steve!

Learn More
Free Sample Chapter

Subscribe to Steve’s posts and get one of his favorite chapters from his new book, Real Leaders Don't Follow, free!

Buy Now

Real Leaders Don’t Follow

Being Extraordinary in the Age of the Entrepreneur

Read On

Buy On

Search
Categories
  • Advertising
  • AI / Machine Learning
  • Animals
  • Automotive
  • Biotech Pharma
  • Books
  • Bureaucrats
  • Business
  • Careers
  • Commerce
  • Communication
  • Conspiracy
  • Consulting
  • Culture
  • Drugs and Alcohol
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Environment
  • Ethics
  • Finance
  • Flashback Friday
  • Food & Drink
  • Health
  • History
  • Holidays
  • Home
  • Innovation
  • Inspiration
  • Investing
  • Law & Crime
  • Leadership
  • Learning
  • Life
  • M&A
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Media
  • Money
  • Music
  • Other
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Political Correctness / Identity Politics
  • Politics
  • Poll
  • Psychology
  • Rant
  • Relationships
  • Sales
  • Sci-Fi
  • Science
  • Security
  • Social Media
  • Sports
  • Strategy
  • Technology
  • Weird S**t
  • Workplace
  • Writing
Archives
  • Recent
  • Popular
  • Comments
  • Let the World Turn Without You for a While
  • Is There No Common Sense Left in Washington?
  • To MiG or Not to MiG, That Is the Question
  • No One Gets Out of Here Alive
  • We Must Never Allow This Dystopian Nightmare to Happen Again. Never.
  • The Myth of the Man Behind the Curtain
  • We Must Never Allow This Dystopian Nightmare to Happen Again. Never.
  • No One Gets Out of Here Alive
  • How Facebook's ‘News’ Feed Changed Journalism Forever
  • Is There No Common Sense Left in Washington?
    Read Steve’s Columns

    Steve Tobak

    • Blog
    • Consulting
    • About
    • Books
    • Speaking
    • Contact
    Copyright 2020 - Steve Tobak - All Rights Reserved
    Site by EMG. Photos by Sue Johnson.