Substance Makes Style

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Those of you who read this blog on a regular basis know that one area into which I occasionally veer is food.  One of the great business lessons I’ve ever learned from food is that of substance over style.  In fact, in many cases, substance IS style. Read on, oh hungry one!

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Pass the Happy!

It’s Monday.  Like Bob Geldof, many people “don’t like Mondays” and many of those people work with you or for you.  So here is my question:  what are you going to do about it?  Right – you! These things don’t happen by themselves and it turns out that YOU can help.  Here’s how: Click here and read on

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The Issues

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I know I keep writing that this screed isn’t about politics but you have to admit that politics is front and center right now and will be for the next 5 weeks.  Then, hopefully, it will go back to being somewhat innocuous, sort of like the really ugly thing your kid made that you have to display but, as my Italian friends say “non troppo” – not too much.  Fortunately, the politics of late give us a number of business lessons (you knew I’d get there). Continue reading →

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