Just when you thought this wave of “incivility” is just a fringe movement — that we can all get on with our lives and live in peace — the lunatics have made another go at running the asylum. This time it’s the media and academics making the case that the[…] Read On
When was the last time you took a quick look at your Facebook page and realized that two hours of your life were gone and absolutely nothing good came of it? Tell the truth; it was yesterday, wasn’t it? Here’s the thing. Technology is supposed to make us happy and[…] Read On
The recent wave of uncivilized public behavior isn’t just appalling. It isn’t just alarming. It isn’t just aggressive. It’s so much more horrific than that. One way or another, this will end badly. It will do harm. Big-time. And there’s only one way to change that outcome. Consider long-time congressional leader[…] Read On
“Just because I’m paranoid doesn’t mean they’re not out to get me.” – anon The day the Wall Street Journal ran its blockbuster expose on Theranos I saw Elizabeth Holmes defend herself on CNBC. The CEO claimed that everyone from Quest Diagnostics to John Carreyrou — the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter[…] Read On
Wharton prof Adam Grant joined the crusade against personal branding last week, tweeting “The more you focus on building a personal brand, the less authentic you appear. Toothpaste has a brand; it’s packaged and neat. People don’t have brands – they’re real and messy.” The more you focus on building[…] Read On
Everything that’s ever made a real difference in my life was influenced by others. Who are these mysterious “others?” You can call them mentors if you like. I didn’t call them that at the time and neither did they but that’s neither here nor there. In every case, it went[…] Read On
I have a huge chip on my shoulder: I don’t like being told what to do or how to do it. Maybe there’s something wrong with me but I’ve always been that way. As a kid, forbidding me from doing something was tantamount to a challenge, like a great big[…] Read On