Had lunch with a very impressive business associate yesterday. She’s a flaming liberal. I’m not. She loves Hillary. I don’t. She’s also smart, kind and funny. She has a strong work ethic and a good head on her shoulders. She has leadership potential. That’s all far more important to me[…] Read On
They say a sucker is born every minute. According to my math, over the course of a lifetime, that formula would account for about 40 million suckers or roughly ten percent of the U.S. population. I don’t know, but that seems a bit light to me. Think about it. Vitamins,[…] Read On
My natural tendency is to solve problems. Fix things. Hit me with a dilemma and I’m all over it. I live for that sort of thing. It’s like an addiction. And therein lies the rub. There are different classes of problems. Some problems, the more you stare at them, the[…] Read On
Less than 11 months ago, I watched Donald Trump announce his candidacy and wrote the following for my Fox Business Critical Thinking column. As the Republican nominee who will indeed run against Hillary Clinton for President of the United States, it’s even more relevant today than it was then: My initial reaction to news that Donald J.[…] Read On
Every morning I wake up, check out what’s going on in the world, scan my inbox, and start pondering what to write about. That’s the process. ICYDK, you can send me tips, ideas, articles you think I should riff on. And yes, I am a real journalist who never reveals sources.[…] Read On
Executives and business leaders used to be very clear on who our stakeholders were: customers, investors, and employees. Maybe a few strategic partners in the channel or supply chain too, but that was it. Simple. Today, it’s as if every company big or small has to adopt everyone and every cause[…] Read On
Don’t tell my wife, but I had a few childhood crushes. My first was Patty Duke, in black and white. I think I was six or seven at the time. Then there was Betty, of Betty and Veronica comic book fame. And Jane Fonda in the sexy sci-fi spoof Barbarella was[…] Read On