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Living To Eat

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I was riding home on the train last night and there was a guy chowing down.  “Eating” would be a gross understatement – he was mechanically stuffing his face for nearly the entire hour of the train ride.  Since it’s Friday, he seemed right on topic for our weekly food theme.

If you walk around at lunch time you might spot a number of people behaving in a similar manner.  They’re focused on something other than their food.  Eating is something they do because at some point we all have to.  I get the sense that if they could take a pill and be done with the eating thing they would.  Then there are the folks that don’t really seem to be enjoying their food but just keep eating it.  When they’re done with one thing – or whatever is on their plate – they’ll move on to the next thing – or to your plate!  Kind of food sharks – they must keep eating even if they’re not hungry.

Which of course prompted a business thought. Continue reading

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Cover Bands

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I suspect any of us who ever tried to play rock music for a living were, at some point, in a cover band.  Heck, a couple of my favorite bands – The Grateful Dead and The E Street Band – are just as well-known for some kick-ass cover versions of other people’s songs as they are for some of their original work.  There is absolutely nothing wrong with doing a cover.  You probably didn’t know it was a business thought too! Continue reading

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Forget It Now

I’ve been in meetings all day so this will be really brief but sometimes short really is sweet!  I had breakfast this morning with a former colleague.  Although we were in different departments of a large company, we often collaborated on things along with a third person.  I always enjoyed her thinking on things – she was (and is) bright and energetic.  The work was challenging, especially since it was in the early days of digital and the “right” answers weren’t very obvious (and still aren’t a lot of the time!).

This morning she asked me a question I couldn’t answer:  why did the other colleague and I stop speaking to her?  What triggered our silence?  Honestly, I had no clue, but the question did remind me of a great lesson. Continue reading

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