The first time I saw my mom throw pasta at the fridge to see if it stuck, I thought I was witnessing a minor miracle. Moms were always good for that sort of thing. Never mind that her pasta turned out like mush. What can I say; the woman couldn’t[…] 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
Sitting on the outdoor patio of our favorite local breakfast place the other day my wife and I were getting a kick out of watching this little boy who run around nonstop, banging into things, spewing gibberish and looking like he was having a blast. After a few seconds I[…] 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
If collaboration is king, then how come the one thing that distinguishes the most successful entrepreneurs of the modern era is their absolute faith in themselves? Despite long odds and hoards of naysayers, they listened to their gut, carved their own path and won big. They trusted their own focus[…] Read On
Our growing tendency to think in black and white terms is troubling. I see it in politics, in culture and in business. The thing is, decisions that matter are almost never black and white. The real world is a crazy place with lots of moving parts. Nothing is ever obvious[…] Read On
The real reason the great experiment called America turned out as well as it did can be summed up in a single word: competition. Competition for customers, competition for talent, competition for jobs, competition for political office. When we compete on our merits, it brings out the best in us. The[…] Read On