It was an ungodly early hour on the West Coast when Yahoo’s CEO announced a new strategic plan live on CNBC. I was making cappuccinos when my wife came into the kitchen, looked up at the screen, and said, “Is that Marissa Mayer? She looks terrible.” “You would, too,” I[…] Read On
As an executive officer of several public companies back in the day, I used to marvel at the stones on some of the retail investors who frequented the Yahoo Finance message boards. Some of their opinions were well-considered, but the vast majority were of the senseless rant and rave variety.[…] Read On
It hit 109 degrees today. Tomorrow is supposed to be more of the same. I’m in the mountains, but a short 30-minute drive to the ocean usually solves that problem. Not this weekend. It even broke 100 at the beach. We have a pool, but there’s only so much time[…] Read On
“Open-mindedness, critical thinking, and debate are essential to discovering the truth. They are our best antidotes to bigotry.” – Prof. Robert P. George, Princeton University, et al In response to the growing scourge of conformism and groupthink infecting college campuses, 17 noted professors from Yale, Princeton and Harvard published the[…] Read On
Denial doesn’t just happen to the other guy. We all suffer that insidious disconnect between self-awareness and reality from time to time. Worst case, you’re a big boss who destroys a company, countless jobs and millions in shareholder value. Happens all the time, I’m afraid. Luckily for most of us,[…] Read On
My wife Kim was just out of town visiting family in Wisconsin for 10 days. They say loneliness makes the heart grow fonder. I think it just makes the heart grow lonelier. Don’t get me wrong. Of course I missed her (that’s my story and I’m sticking to it), but[…] Read On
IDOLIZE verb : to worship as a god; to love or admire to excess We have a tendency to idolize our heroes. That’s nothing new. Whether it’s politics, business, sports or entertainment, we hoist those we admire up on impossibly high pedestals, and when they fail to meet our lofty[…] Read On