Archive for May, 2005
Saturday, May 21st, 2005

Some Days Have a Theme or Two…

I swear, while browsing and blogging around it seems like some days have a theme.  Today the two themes would have to be “innovate or die” and “stick to your guns”.  As part of the former riff, read Jim Carroll’s rant on what he calls the “Masters of Business Innovation” degree.  I wish there actually was one […]

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Saturday, May 21st, 2005

Getting Out…

I’ve written before about Guy Kawasaki, someone from my business past.  Great guy – no pun intended – truly a visionary.  He’s a wuss, though, since he’d be a natural at blogging, and blogging would be an awesome vehicle for his thoughts and ideas.  But, I digress…
Saw this interesting post on partnership agreements, and why […]

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Sunday, May 15th, 2005

Circular References…

If you’ve worked much with Excel, you’ve probably screwed up a formula so it somehow refers to itself – a circular reference.  One variable that you try to change references another, which in turn updates the variable you’re trying to change… that kind of thing.
I’m writing about a different kind of circular reference – more […]

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Sunday, May 15th, 2005

Seven Deadly Sins…

From Mike McLaughlin at the Guerilla Consulting blog, a great post on “The Seven Deadly Sins of Proposal Writing”.  It amazes me how many firms in so many different sectors of the economy don’t know how to write a good proposal or bid response or grant application.  One big mistake is thinking the proposal does […]

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Sunday, May 15th, 2005

Great Consulting Website…

I have to thank Technorati for again unearthing an interesting place to spend a little Internet time.  I have a watchlist related to a couple of management frameworks/topics, and one of them yielded a link to a blog called “Guerrilla Consulting”.  Its written by a guy named Mike McLaughlin who’s also co-written a book called […]

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Saturday, May 14th, 2005

The Buffett is Open…

Read a snapshot of The Intelligent Investor, a book by Benjamin Graham, the father of value investing.  First published in 1949, this book is touted as a favorite of Warren Buffett, the billionaire investment guru behind Berkshire Hathaway.  Shouldn’t be a surprise… Buffett studied under Graham at Columbia.  I’m going to check it out… the […]

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Saturday, May 14th, 2005

Boutique on Budget…

Read a great article in April’s Fast Company magazine entitled “Boutique Hotels on a Budget”.  With the proliferation of smaller, higher-service hotels, someone (actually more than one, as it turns out) was bound to try to define the low end of this high end marketplace.  Funny thing is, if the definition of high-end is part […]

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Sunday, May 8th, 2005

Watch Me…

Seiko Sportura Duo Display Chronograph
Who doesn’t like a cool watch?  I was browsing around the thousand or so RSS blog updates I’m behind on and found a reference to the new Seiko Sportura watch series.  Very slick – several configurations, including one I’ve kind of been looking for – analog and digital with an alarm feature.  […]

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Friday, May 6th, 2005

“Reconnecting with Old Friends” Week…

What a crazy week.  I literally drove nearly a thousand miles this week, between my regular stuff, a trip to Orlando and back on Weds. and then a trip to Tampa on Thurs. pm and back tonight.  Whew!  And who says it isn’t fun to drive (OK… ME!).
Got two phone calls from old friends this […]

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Friday, May 6th, 2005

Congrats Harry & Jules…

Miss Rileyanne Elizabeth Pierson
Congratulations to Harry and Julie Pierson, the proud parents of Miss Rileyanne Elizabeth Pierson, their healthy brand-new baby girl.  Riley was born on 05.05.05, and her birth appointment was at – you guessed it – 5:00.  From Harry’s personal blog Blue Blazes Irregular Harry Pierson (as opposed to his business blog DevHawk), […]

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Leaders have a significant role in creating the state of mind that is the society. They can serve as symbols of the moral unity of society. They can express the values that hold the society together. Most important, they can conceive and articulate goals that lift people out of their petty preoccupations, carry them above conflicts that tear a society apart, and unite them in the pursuit of objectives worthy of their best efforts. - (John W. Gardner, No Easy Victories)