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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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Speaking The Language

Enoki, Buna-shimeji, Bunapi-shimeji, king oyst...

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Given the number of times I come back from dining out and end up writing about it here, I’m thinking that maybe we should eat at home all the time. Many folks go out just for food; I seem to go out for food for thought.
In any event, we went to a local Chinese place where we’ve eaten many times. To us it’s very much like some of the best places we enjoy in Chinatown in NYC. The decor isn’t much but the food usually is. Getting the food, however, can be a challenge and it reminded me of another business point I’d like to share with you. Continue reading

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All You Can Eat

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For our Foodie Friday post I want to talk for a second about “all you can eat.”  I’m not going to spend any time on a debate about whether it’s a healthy approach or not although I think most of us can agree that there’s an obesity problem in the U.S.  Instead, I want to focus on the business approach to it and not just in the food industry.

You might say – oh, I don’t really do the “all you can eat” thing except you do.  Your internet access, for example.  But unlike unlimited “seconds” on the buffet line, AYCE (I got tired of typing the whole thing out) might not work in your business and, more importantly, can have exactly the opposite effect you intend. Continue reading

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