Ever wonder if you’re a born business leader. Ever think that success just might be in the cards for you? Me neither. But just for kicks, take this quick quiz and find out if maybe there’s a little Steve Jobs or Bill Gates in you. Hey, you never know. Scoring is just[…] Read On
It’s a good thing everyone’s so narcissistic and self-obsessed these day; it’s so much easier for me to blend in and appear normal. If you’re wondering what brought that up, I was checking out some of the negative reviews of my book. One reviewer called it, “A paean to himself.”[…] Read On
I just stabbed myself in the chest trying to cut through the military strength plastic that GlaxoSmithKline encases its over-the-counter version of Flonase in. Chainsaws and 9mm semi-automatic handguns I have no trouble with. Consumer packaging is another story (Don’t worry, I’m OK. “Just a flesh wound,” as Monty Python would[…] Read On
While making the ritual triple-shot cappuccinos Sunday morning, I caught a story on TV about what really happened the night John Lennon was murdered 35 years ago. For all these years, Dr. Stephan Lynn – then head of emergency medicine at New York’s Roosevelt Hospital – claims to have been[…] Read On
My concern with the hype surrounding entrepreneurship and leadership, not to mention the extreme dilution of those auspicious terms, is a topic I’ve touched on many times but never really articulated the way I’m seeing it this morning. Let’s see if I can do it justice. Here’s the thing. I have[…] Read On
Some things are way harder to do than you might think, especially if they don’t come naturally to you. Learning a new language. Making an open-field tackle. Folding a fitted sheet. Getting rid of a skunk. Being good in bed. What can I say; nobody’s good at everything. Now I[…] Read On
According to the Centers for Disease Control, binge drinking cost the U.S. economy $249 billion in 2010. I understand that the CDC was supposed to release more recent data but the team had a wild night out and missed work with raging hangovers. JK. What’s even funnier is that the[…] Read On