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"My late father-in-law, a doctor in Ohio, played golf every Thursday afternoon and hung out at his club big parts ... » Continue reading "On private clubs and the “walkaway risk”"

Hail to the chiefs! » Continue reading "The Internet model, by Monty Python"

For months now we've been honing our "made in America" message for the Stanley Furniture and Young America brands. It's ... » Continue reading "Made in America"

It's 2003. I'm sitting around a conference table littered with a client's top management. The subject is cutting back in ... » Continue reading "A crisis is a terrible thing to waste"

No intro can do this talk justice. Gladwell oversimplifies, I'm sure, but there's so much to think about, who cares?... » Continue reading "Malcolm Gladwell on capitalization"

Interesting, real-world update on Patagonia's recycled "Common Threads" initiative in the current BusinessWeek. (Here's ... » Continue reading "Recycling at Patagonia"

Last year, my son's little ... » Continue reading "Perseverance"

I received an email about this site this morning, and sucker that I am ... » Continue reading "The “charter for compassion”"

"Not everyone agrees that a Chapter 11 filing by G.M. would be the disaster that many fear. Some experts note ... » Continue reading "GM: To bail or not to bail?"

A thoughtful and stirring diatribe from novelist Ian McEwan in The Wall Street Journal's Weekend gets me going ... » Continue reading "Regarding global warming, it’s time to act"