Never Use Sports Metaphors Never use sports metaphors if you want to be successful in business. Sports, particularly professional sports are huge in this country and have become a big business. However, the lessons we can learn from sports do not translate well to business including the business of sports. Americans have a great affinity [...]
Deflategate verdict: Maybe? After what seems like 1000 days but is actually only 103 days the Wells Report re: Deflategate has been issued. And the verdict of "Maybe" only serves to offer renewed challenges to the commissioner of the NFL. After an exhaustive study and lengthy report the best the the Wells Report can do [...]
How To Become A Better Employee The first step in determining how to become a better employee is to understand the employee you are today. In order to become better it is important to define your starting position. If you know and understand the person you are today you can set reasonable goals that will [...]
THE MANAGEMENT OF YOU In my career I was very lucky. I had the opportunity to work directly with businesses in a number of countries and with a great number of excellent executives. I was also exposed to a number of executives who did not perform well. While there were a number of reasons why [...]
WOMEN STILL STRUGGLING TO CLOSE $530,000 GENDER GAP A recent study titled "Status of Women in the States" commissioned by the Institute for Women's Policy Research" highlighted new information in the ongoing battle in the US to close the Gender Gap as regards equal pay for equal jobs. The study showed women born between 1950 [...]
"WHAT IS BEST FOR PEOPLE IS WHAT THEY DO FOR THEMSELVES" Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin was not referring to self-mentoring when he made this quote about 200 years ago. Mr. Franklin was probably encouraging people to fend for themselves and not be at the mercy of others. However, the quote has relevance for many young [...]
MANAGING WEAKNESSES INTO STRENGTHS Far too many people accept their weaknesses and fail to make the effort to manage weaknesses into strengths.Thomas Wolfe said if you have a talent and have not figured out how to use it you have failed yourself. If you have a talent and only use a portion of it you [...]
The NFL continues to find its way into the headlines but not for the best of reasons. And Commissioner Roger Goodell remains in the hot seat while several issues play out in the news with the Adrian Peterson reversal the latest in a long series of problems facing the NFL commissioner. NFL LOSES ANOTHER LEGAL [...]
In her acceptance speech for Best Supporting Actress at the 87th Academy Awards, Patricia Arquette made an impassioned plea for equal rights and equal pay for women in the United States. Ms. Arquette said: "To every woman who gave birth, to every taxpayer and citizen of this nation, we have fought for everyone else's equal [...]
In my book "Theory You" I note the powerful change in American business as more and more women emerge in new and key roles. Female headed households have now become the majority and 42% of all US households have dual earners. There are more and more women entrepreneurs in the past twenty years than ever [...]
