I’m fascinated by the obsession some folks have with dashboards. Not the kind you find when you climb behind the wheel of a car. Those are way too simple for some folks. Nope. I mean the business dashboards some folks stare at trying to make sense of what’s going on in their business. Some of them have graphs, dials, and, in the words of Arlo Guthrie, twenty-seven eight-by-ten color glossy photographs with circles and arrows and a paragraph on the back of each one explaining what each one was to figure out if things were going as planned. Data or information? You just know they’re not the same. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2010
Big Break
Do you watch the Big Break on the Golf Channel? The series has been running for seven years or so and has featured men and women, young and old, competing for a chance to play in PGA Tour and LPGA Tour events. There are also, as they say in the game show world, lots of cash and other valuable prizes. One guy who was on the show – Tommy “Two Gloves” Gainey – has actually had some success on the tour, one guy caddies regularly on the Tour (most pro caddies are great golfers) and many others, particularly the women, have played well on the Duramed Tour, which is the LPGA’s developmental tour. (Update – I forgot about alum James Nitties who also has had PGA Tour success – thanks Tarek!)
So why, other than my well-known obsession with all things golf, am I bringing this up? Because as I was watching the show I had a thought about business and I wanted to share it. Continue reading
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Lie To Me
I’m a fan of the Fox show “Lie To Me.” In a nutshell, it’s about a guy who can detect when people are lying through various clues – facial expressions, use of language, etc. Besides the fact that it’s well-written and acted, it gives me hope that most of us can learn to do the same thing. Unfortunately, I’m not sure that’s true, but if it was I’m also convinced that a lot of folks would choose to ignore the clues since there are so many examples of people doing just that today. It’s true both in business and elsewhere and let me tell you what’s prompting this. Continue reading
Filed under Helpful Hints, Thinking Aloud
Consult Keith 