Life with digital tether is a blessing and a curse. Some professionals are tethered to their work 24/7. Doctors. Lawyers. Executives and business owners. Crisis PR people. Problems don’t take time…
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Eye of the Beholder
How much is your time worth? Depends on perceived value. A professor posed a riddle to his MBA students: A new device significantly shortens the time needed to complete a manufacturing process.…
Like a Baby
Give up a private life. Gain a dependable client. Parents of newborns share a gloriously painful experience with Crisis PR people: Exhaustion. Neither are masters of their daily lives. They…
Tools & Essence
Tools reflect technology. But essence is forever. There’s nothing special about it. Just another nondescript suburban parking garage in Rosslyn, Va. Lots of concrete and shadowy corners. It’s where “Deep Throat” met…
Not-So-Great Expectations
Society acts on expectation. Your job is to manage them. “Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.” ~ Alexander Pope, 18th century British poet Tell…
Size Matters. So Does Foresight.
Life is constantly shifting. Success needs vision & skill. FedEx made it clear this week, and UPS is expected to follow suit: Size matters. Delivery costs will be based on bulkiness, not…
Truth Is What You Believe It Is
There’s no Truth with a capital “T.” Just perception and what you’re most comfortable with. When the Nobel committee announced the winners of its prize for economics this year, people were left…
Motives vs. Merits
You won’t hear much about the merits. You win or lose on an emotional level. NIMBYism. Not a new concept. Not always straightforward, either. The truth is, We see what we want…
We’re All Storytellers
Honesty is good for the soul — as long as it’s confidential We’re all trying to make our cases to achieve our goals. Doesn’t matter whether we’re lawyers arguing in court, businessmen…
“Plastics”
In battles for the heart and soul, the target is emotional, not rational. “I just want to say one word to you — just one word: ‘Plastics.’” ~ Friend of…