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Tire Irons And Mobile Devices

Consider the tire iron.  This device is included in every automobile and is used, obviously, to change tires when there’s a problem.  It’s used to loosen the lug nuts that hold the tire in place and as a lever or handle on the jack to raise and lower the vehicle.  It can also be used with bad intent to kill someone.  So is the tire iron intrinsically an evil thing if it’s used in a manner for which it wasn’t designed?

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There’s an issue floating around now that raises this very question and it may concern you – if you carry a mobile device, it probably does.  It raises a business question as well. Continue reading

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Dirty Hands

Our food theme today is getting one’s hands dirty.  I thought about this last night as I was watching “Chef Hunter” on The Food Network, a show I really like.  Basically, it’s a job interview for two chefs who want to run a restaurant.  Each chef is given the run of the kitchen for a service and the management evaluates how well they manage the kitchen, the menu, and their food costs.  The chefs also create some special items for the day and the caliber of their cooking is part of the equation.

In last evening’s show, which took place in Hawaii, one chef  generated some interesting comments by the other members of the staff.  The one that triggered my thought may be unfamiliar to you, as it was to me, but it points out an interesting business lesson:  the chef had a high maka maka attitude. Continue reading

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Continuing Education

When I worked around lawyers in some of my past business lives, there would always be days when they were totally unavailable.  The reason was something called “CLE”.  As I came to found out, the full term is MCLE – Minimum Continuing Legal Education and while the requirements vary by state bar association, in general lawyers need to take courses in everything from ethics (ahem) to professional responsiblity to changes in law in areas of specialty.

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So here is my question:  what are you doing to satisfy the same sort of requirement in your business life? Continue reading

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