It's been 10 years since the fall of Dick Grasso, Chairman and CEO of the New York Stock Exchange. Not so long ago, we had Enron and Tyco too. The topic of executive compensation continues to bubble up as humanity produces each new round of corporate autocracies and oligarchies, as they capitalize on ever … More
Western Work Culture is About to Move Way Beyond Getting the Team Involved
I read an excellent article from Chester Elton on LinkedIn: Your Team Can Smell a Rat I agree, employee involvement can help avoid appointing … More
Adam Smith Didn’t Have a Nose Ring
I was selling books today and one of the buyers said "of course books or any physical objects have no inherent value - a thing is only worth what … More
Good Coffee – The First Tool You Reach For
I've been fairly critical of coffee snobs, but I think I get what their saying - the ones that aren't snobs in general. Life's too short to drink bad coffee. Nothing makes the waking up part of life that should be … More
A Stable Web Host is a Stable Company
We've become used to the idea that a fancy front desk, nice corporate stationary, and a bunch of stock photos - with smiling receptionists who are as wooden as those photos, is where you find stability. We've come … More
US Will Force Digital Pilgrimage for Creative Content Hosts
This morning I woke to a cloud-based service I use for business being down. It was a rush for me to check them on social media, get the fix, and get up and running. And then I got mad. I won't say who the company … More
