Posted on February 9, 2010 by Keith
Like many of you (well, 38 million of you anyway), I watched the debut of Undercover Boss following the Super Bowl broadcast. Interesting premise – a CEO goes undercover at his own company to see how the “stuff” rolls downhill until it lands amidst the workers we see on the show.
On the show the CEO of Waste Management, a seemingly nice enough guy, got a taste of how the policies he sets forth get implemented. It’s like a big corporate game of telephone and he was looking to understand what came out the other end. What he found out was that even with the best of intentions (and we can debate for hours what came out in the editing room), policies often get screwed up on the way to reality. And that’s what hit me throughout: Read more »
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Posted on February 8, 2010 by Keith
We went out for dinner Saturday night with another couple. They, like me, are big carnivores and since I don’t get a lot of support on that here at Rancho Deluxe, the chance to hit a Brazilian Rodizio place is a big plus. If you’ve never been, most of these places, sometimes known as churrascarias, feature people walking around with various grilled meats on large, sword-like skewers. They come to your table and slice off whatever you want. In addition, most of these joints have fantastic salad bars which can serve as meals all by themselves (and in the case of the vegetarians in your party, do!).
As I was at the salad bar, something stuck me which I’d like to share. No, someone didn’t toss a roll at me – it’s more about one dish that was there. Read more »
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Posted on February 5, 2010 by Keith
You’ve already had your foodie post for this week so I’m going to move on to something else today. In fact, even if I had a great foodie post for you (which I don’t), the thing I want to write about is probably more important and hopefully more interesting in any event.
I’ve written before about the completely different way people are wired these days as a result of digital media. Because of that, I doubt you have an extra hour and a half lying around, but if you do I would strongly urge you to watch the piece Frontline aired earlier this week. It’s available online if you click here and it’s a great look a what’s happening to us all but especially to young people, as a result of how our lives have been altered by all the digital distractions around us. Read more »
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