Why does food taste so much better in a restaurant? I’m not talking about really complicated dishes prepared with weird components. Even plain, grilled fish or a simple plate of spaghetti and clams can taste way better than what you or I can prepare even though no complicated cooking techniques are involved. Heck, make a fire, throw on a steak, season it a bit, pay attention – dinner, right? And what does this have to do with business? Continue reading
Category Archives: Thinking Aloud
Teams Win
It’s the height of baseball season so of course I’m just getting around to reading Joe Torre‘s book. Aside from the fact that it’s an amazing tale of how screwed up baseball was by steroids several years ago, there is a theme that goes through it which is one of the critical business lessons many folks have yet to learn. Continue reading
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Preventive Maintenance
No one likes it when things break down, whether they’re cars, businesses, or relationships. I’m posting a bit later today because I’m not a fan of failure and so I took a little time this morning to make sure that my very reliable, but fairly complicated hybrid car doesn’t leave me stranded somewhere between here and there. Continue reading
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Consult Keith 