I’m inspired. Today, I got a haircut. It never felt so good. Never mind how pathetic that sounds. It’s something a lot of us are feeling lately. Never mind that my haircut had to take place out in the parking lot and the business owner and all her stylists can’t[…] Read On
While the term may be forever tainted in the minds of progressives and observers of President Trump’s impeachment trial, quid pro quo is actually a key pillar of modern commerce and contractual agreements. In other words, it’s a good thing. Even when Trump does it. The term literally describes a[…] Read On
Your product is your brand. Its value proposition to customers should be at the very core of how, when and what you communicate to the world. Apple, Nike, BMW and Disney have powerful brands because they are leaders in their respective industries, not the other way around. Contrary to popular[…] Read On
When Amazon Web Services (AWS) lost a $10 billion Pentagon cloud computing contract to rival Microsoft Azure, the ecommerce giant should have just packed it up and called it a day. After all, nobody likes a sore loser. Especially an arrogant one. Case in point: AWS CEO Andy Jassy, who[…] Read On
Few situations in life are black and white. This is one of them. China clearly broke the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration when it started fixing Hong Kong’s elections by eliminating candidates Beijing didn’t approve of. According to the treaty, Hong Kong’s capitalist system and way of life were to be[…] Read On
After decades of hype over artificial intelligence, machines still aren’t very smart. Despite claims to the contrary, nobody can predict when that will change, least of all IBM CEO Ginni Rometty — or Big Blue’s supercomputer Watson. Rometty said in a recent CNBC interview that IBM’s AI can predict which employees[…] Read On
The only way to impact the world around you and change the outcome of your life is by the choices you make. Everything else is out of your control. So what happens when there are too many choices? What then? I hear this from young people all the time. The[…] Read On