“Why the Best Leaders Want Their Superstar Employees to Leave.” When I first saw this WSJ op-ed, I thought corporate America had finally flipped its collective lid. Actually, it’s more of a sensational headline to get people to click. And it worked; it was among the Journal’s most popular posts that[…] Read On
You’ve got to marvel at how tech giants have come to dominate the S&P. You have to dig way down to number seven by market cap before you hit a non-tech company. In case you’re wondering, that would be Berkshire Hathaway, with Johnson & Johnson, Exxon Mobil and JPMorgan rounding[…] Read On
One of the perks of being a business guy is you can tune into CNBC and know exactly what everyone’s talking about. At least, it used to be that way. Lately, you need a decoder ring to understand half of what some executives are saying. The jargon has become nearly[…] Read On
As a kid, I got a real kick out of manipulating my father into letting me do what I wanted, like staying out after midnight or going to a ballgame with my friends. I’d just wear him down until he capitulated. If he didn’t, I did it anyway and begged[…] Read On
Finally, a social media pioneer fesses up to the truth in a startling revelation: that Facebook’s founders weren’t just consciously aware of their product’s addictive potential; it was the goal of Mark Zuckerberg and company to “consume as much of your time and conscious attention as possible.” And they succeeded[…] Read On
So much about life on Earth makes absolutely no sense at all: If inflammation and swelling are the body’s natural defense when injured, why are we always trying to reduce inflammation and swelling? Software is the only consumer product that’s always broken when you buy it. What makes free people[…] Read On
I was born a little late to catch the McCarthy era, but if someone had told me that it could happen again, in this supposedly enlightened day and age, I would have said niet way. And yet, here we are. The vast Russian conspiracy nonsense is out of control. It[…] Read On