Monthly Archives: November 2011

A Hockey Player Here To Play Golf

If you’ve seen Happy Gilmore you understand the notion of someone who is skilled at one thing transferring those skills to something else.  In the film’s case, Happy’s ability to smash a slap shot was a perfect antecedent to his long drive skills in golf.  As an aside, it’s not all fictitious:  I”ve played golf with many hockey players from the NHL level on down and almost without exception they play golf quite well.

Happy Gilmore

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This got me thinking about if the same is true in business – someone who is successful in one industry can transfer those skills to another.  Here’s my thinking and I’d like to get yours: Continue reading

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10 Ways To Be A Business Tool

This is not about being a “tool” in the utilitarian sense.  This is for all the other kinds – as The Urban Dictionary says:

A person, typically male, who says or does things that cause you to give them a ‘what-are-you-even-doing-here’ look. The ‘what-are-you-even-doing-here’ look is classified by a glare in the tool’s direction and is usually accompanied by muttering of how big of a tool they are.

As a public service, here are ten ways I’ve found one can earn that classification from just about everyone in business.  And yes, it was prompted by someone’s specific behavior recently but I’m not enough of a tool to ID them. Continue reading

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The Day Of The Dead

In many cultures, today is The Day Of The Dead, a holiday on which families remember deceased relatives and honor their memories (I know – you thought I was going to be writing about a rock band…).

La Catrina – In Mexican folk culture, the Catr...

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The celebrations are generally light-hearted and family members tell humorous stories about the deceased. While my family doesn’t celebrate this day, we certainly sit around telling stores about those family members who can’t join us (hence the business axiom to never miss a meeting..) at other holidays. Which of course reminds me of a business point.
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