Everyone has favorite products. I seriously doubt if I could live without my old Pasquini espresso machine, Vitamix blender and Apple everything. And I’d be lost without my auto mechanic, my CPA and the woman who cuts my hair. The question is, who can’t live without you? I’m not being[…] Read On
Is it really better to be long-term rather than short-term focused when it comes to business leadership, finance, or career strategy? That depends. The decade-long bull market has had a couple of major rough spots – one lasting more than a year, actually. If you panicked and sold, you blew[…] Read On
We’ve all said things we come to regret, where what sounds like a good idea at the time ends up as what the f— was I thinking? In an online culture where CEOs are celebrities and tweets go viral overnight, one mistake can turn into a full-blown crisis. Who can[…] Read On
Figuring out your career is like living in a maze with conflicting hints at every turn. One self-proclaimed expert tells you one thing and another tells you exactly the opposite. Instead of listening to what everyone else says, I have a better idea: Try figuring things out for yourself. If[…] Read On
It’s ridiculously hard to be successful over the long haul. It’s a lot harder if you don’t know the basics. Factors like global competition, channel conflicts and supply-chain issues are tough enough to overcome; you don’t need internal problems to make it even harder. When it comes to running a[…] Read On
Sooner or later every retailer faces a dilemma: How to adapt to changing consumer behavior without alienating brand loyalists? Lately, that dilemma has become a Catch-22. Bet you didn’t know that Black Friday deals at Best Buy, Macy’s, Target and Walmart are mostly the same from year to year. Turns out[…] Read On
I am what a good shrink might call a master at compartmentalization. In case you’ve never heard the term, it’s an unconscious mechanism that enables people like me to make believe that things we don’t want to exist really don’t exist, all so we can focus on our own narrow[…] Read On