Summers have always been special to me. After all, I grew up by the beach. We may have lived in a tiny apartment in a rent-controlled high-rise across the train tracks from a violent slum, but just a half mile away stood Brighton Beach and the great blue paradise of the[…] Read On
I’m reading this dopy article about phone etiquette in meetings and the only thing I can think of is that I can’t believe a business school like USC does research on this nonsense … and that the WSJ writes about it. Don’t these people have better things to do? After[…] Read On
If you’re wondering what to make of the global panic over the UK’s vote to leave the European Union, aka Brexit, first understand that the referendum is not binding. It’s up to the British prime minister to invoke Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty (voluntary withdrawal from the EU), and since[…] Read On
Watching a news program the other day, I was struck by something a religious leader said about U.S. presidential candidates, and I’m paraphrasing here, “past success is the best indicator of future success.” In my experience, the opposite is more likely to be true. In Only the Paranoid Survive, former Intel chairman Andy[…] Read On
Jeff Kindler was a rising star in the legal world. After getting a Harvard law degree he worked at the FCC, clerked for a Supreme Court judge, and made partner at a big D.C. law firm. After that he went corporate, becoming GE’s head of litigation and Executive Vice President[…] Read On
Growing up, my dad was a ball-busting control freak. When it came to my homework and grades, the guy was an unforgiving perfectionist. But the few times I came home with really bad news, he was strangely understanding and supportive. I could never figure him out … until I climbed the corporate[…] Read On
There’s a startling lack of nuance in today’s culture. Folks pick a side — left or right — and use data, studies, articles, posts and opinions, whether they’re legitimate or not, to support their views. Why do they do it? I have no idea. Maybe it’s always been that way[…] Read On