I’m sure you’re all aware of Elon Musk’s “Am considering taking Tesla private at $420. Funding secured.” tweet that stunned Wall Street, temporarily halted trading in the stock and sent it soaring 11% Tuesday. That’s a nice little payday if you can pull it off. Am considering taking Tesla private[…] Read On
Our culture is obsessed with bullying. Bullying in school. Bullying in sports. Bullying in entertainment. Bullying in the workplace. That’s all well and good when the term has a clear definition and is identified correctly. The problem is, that’s rarely the case, especially in business. And I’m not sure if[…] Read On
When I studied physics in college and engineering in grad school, I kept wondering when we were going to stop trying to use grossly oversimplified one and two-dimensional models to explain complex phenomenon in the real three-dimensional world. The thing is, we never did. I’m sure that sort of modeling[…] Read On
Everyone talks about bringing together our divided nation, and yet we’re only becoming more and more fractured. That troubling trend is spreading to the workplace, where more and more CEOs feel emboldened to push their own political ideology. Never mind the risk of disrupting their organizations and alienating half their[…] Read On
I remember showing up for a press interview at PCWorld’s global headquarters in San Francisco, circa late 90s, I think. Can’t remember what we were announcing, but practically the whole editorial crew turned out to find out, including the magazine’s editor, who I’d known for some time. It’s embarrassing that[…] Read On
Any dedicated author will tell you how hard it is to sit in the same old chair typing away until your ass gets numb, day in and day out. Where’s the feedback that tells you if you’re on the right track? The happiness? The results? The success? The money? You[…] Read On
During a follow-up doctor’s appointment for my broken foot, I learned that a bunch of the fine orthopedic specialists at SOAR Medical – surgeons to many Bay Area sports teams and injury-prone klutzes like me – are heading to a country in Africa I’ve never heard of on a medical[…] Read On