April 14, 2011 · 11:05 am
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How about a little music this morning to provide the soundtrack to our daily business discussion? I think most of you are familiar with the basic rock beat of thousands of songs. You might be tapping your feet to that 4/4 beat as you read this. Or maybe you prefer 3/4 time – a typical waltz. If we add in 2/4 time – kind of a baby brother to 4/4 – and 6/8 time – maybe a big brother to a waltz – we’ve about covered most of the music on your iPod.
Then there are those who think differently and use 7/4 time. You’ve heard it – “Money” by Pink Floyd and “Estimated Prophet” by The Grateful Dead are the two best known examples. This is a time signature that feels familiar and yet it’s just a bit off. Sound like something you can use? Continue reading →
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April 12, 2011 · 9:43 am
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You might watch one reality competition or another. There are lots of them and I’m sure there’s one to appeal to some interest of yours – singing (Idol), dancing (Stars), Golf (Big Break), Cooking (Top Chef, etc.), business (The Apprentice) – they’re all out there.
No laughing, but I was an Idol fan. I say “was” because I’m done with it now after last week. A contestant who clearly should have been in the top 5, if not won it all, was eliminated. Lots of folks blamed lazy voters. I don’t – and there’s a business point in there too. Continue reading →
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April 8, 2011 · 9:29 am
I follow a lot of chefs on Twitter. I’m not sure why, exactly. Like many Twitter users, what they have to say is sometimes wonderful and enlightening; other times it’s just the stupid banter they exchange with their peers. There is the odd recipe link or photo to some food porn picture they’ve taken but one thing that seems to be a constant is they tweet about going out to eat.
You might find it odd that people who run kitchens and make food for a living would choose to spend their down-time on the other side of the pass-through but I don’t. In fact, I think it’s a great business point. Continue reading →
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