I’m having one of those brain fog days where I can’t think for beans. There’s no discernible reason for this — aside from a heavy dose of ibuprofen for a stiff neck and the usual two-day weekend hangover. Like I said, nothing out of the ordinary. So forgive me for[…] Read On
Proponents of inclusion say it’s cool to identify people of color, as long as it’s to help them get ahead and diversify the talent pool. Meanwhile, those same people say it’s bad to identify people of color as a means to help catch criminals that match a description or profile.[…] Read On
When you know there are far fewer adventures ahead than behind, it changes your perspective. In my case, for the better. Having spent much of my time on Earth charging ahead like my feet were on fire, it’s comforting to stop, take a breather, and look back on what has[…] Read On
My father-in-law doesn’t believe think tanks are behind every spectacularly bad idea to come out of Washington. Just most of them. I believe he’s right. Have you noticed that the federal government is perpetually fixing things and making them way worse in the process? Health care. Education. Immigration. Mortgages. Student[…] Read On
Long ago a young entrepreneur reached out to me from the UK. She wanted me to consider mentoring her. I liked her smarts and attitude, so I gave her some guidance pro bono and eventually decided that her concept had some merit and agreed to help — to mentor her.[…] Read On
“The trouble with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money.” Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher didn’t actually say that, but she did say that “socialist governments traditionally do make a financial mess. They always run out of other people’s money.” Close enough. And her performance[…] Read On
Even people who don’t get marketing or think it’s a load of BS still think they’re experts. The engineers, the IT guy, the CEO—I bet half the people you work with think they know more about what customers want than the customers do. Everybody’s a focus group of one. Maybe[…] Read On