Imagine reading an ad for a cheap movie ticket. Instead of paying the usual $10.50, the ticket is $3 and it’s a brand new movie you’ve been waiting to see. You rush to the box office and buy tickets for your and your significant other. The ticket seller takes your $6 and before handing you the tickets asks “would you two like to sit together? Continue reading
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I leave tomorrow morning on an annual trip I take to Myrtle Beach. In theory it’s a golf outing but it’s more of a 5 day stay in a rest home getting my batteries recharged. 13 of us go, 12 of whom play golf. The other guy is a “social member” – most golf clubs have them – who enjoys the non-golf activities – cards, movies, and general guy banter. Like “Fight Club“, the first rule is we don’t really talk about it. However, what I can talk about that these are the guys whom I trust, to whom I can turn for advice, and who are honest – often brutally so – with me about everything from my golf game to my attitude. For all of the social networking tools available out there, nothing beats the face to face contact with this group for me. There is a business lesson in this as well. Continue reading
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This is the time of year when the ticks come out. For those of you who don’t live in the ‘burbs ticks are nasty little parasitic critters that transmit all kinds of sickness as they latch on to their host. The Mrs. and I spend a lot of time checking the dog and ourselves for ticks since we know lots of people, including our eldest daughter, who’ve had Lyme Disease, which is transmitted by ticks.
Why do I bring this up? Have I gone into the public service announcement business? Continue reading
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