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Neighbors on a Mission
On a sunny Monday morning, what could be a better thing to do than to help our brothers and sisters seized by a sense of hopelessness? For neighbors of mine, […]
Jack Welch at his best
Truth and trust, the watchwords of leadership. If you didn’t see this on LinkedIn this week, it is worth your time. Welch is spot on! (And a complete […]
Could we deflate the Leviathan?
Charles Murray makes an interesting case on how we might break the back of the regulatory state. His concluding remarks are especially poignant. Grab a coffee and put in the […]
First Mover Disadvantage
I listened to an excellent talk yesterday from my friend Clay Phillips. He was giving a brief overview […]
STOP the Food Madness
Watch this, it is worth every second!
The key point: Just because you can afford to pay 30-300% more money to support your food philosophy, does that give you the […]
Zero Based Business?
The news surrounding the merger of storied food companies Kraft and Heinz by buyout firm 3G Capital Partners garnered 3 separate […]
Differentiation on Three Levels
Last week, we decried that hollow bit of strategic advice, “differentiate.” So obvious as to be trite, so natural as to be […]
Command Thinking
Several weeks back I posted on the wisdom of retired Marine Corps General James Mattis. Here he his on Uncommon Knowledge. Every minute is worth your time. What […]
Have Lunch with Us – Columbus – April 9th
How do you overcome today’s short and taxed attention spans? Everyone talks. Few listen. Fewer understand.
Well, if you happen to be in the vicinity of Columbus, Ohio on April 9th, […]
Differentiate Yes, But How?
After a couple of weeks off from blogging it’s time to get back to our theme of bad strategic advice.
We started this discussion talking about the perils of the famous […]