Has the Age of Mediocrity arrived?
One of my information sources (recommended by reader Lauren) is Harvard Business Publishing’s Management Tip of the Day. (Go here, then look for the Management Tip of the Day in the right “Subscribe Options” area.) A couple days ago the title of the article was Do Something Remarkable for Customers. It’s actually a cool little [...]
What motivates you?
I had an early morning meeting with an entrepreneur last week. He’s located in an area that historically has a lot of traffic congestion to begin with, not to mention the large construction project that began on the interchange there about six months ago. I hate to be late to meetings, so I left with [...]
Progress?
A friend of mine, Mark Pinto, is an example of a person whose destiny was probably foretold from the day he was born. So visual and creative he can’t eat lunch with you without doodling on the napkin, Mark runs a successful consulting business providing “graphic facilitation” to clients, helping them with issues ranging from [...]
What my GPS taught me about Character
Like many folks I have one of those GPS devices in my car. It’s actually pretty similar to the one pictured on the left. Since I have it mounted inside my window and plugged into the cigarette lighter, it automatically comes on when I start the car, and is always on when I’m driving. If [...]

