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Have you ever spent time on a simulator? This is the time of year when I find myself doing just that: using a treadmill instead walking in the fresh air, hitting balls on an indoor range instead of the golf course. Maybe you play Wii Sports or something using the Kinect. There are all kinds of devices which simulate a real-world experience. They have them in business too, and they suffer from the same flaws. Continue reading
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We went to the movies over the weekend and saw “Unknown.” It’s an interesting film in many ways although it won’t be up for Best Picture next year. Like me, it’s entertaining for the most part!
I bring this up because there’s a great visual at one point. Imagine yourself in a forest (birch trees in the movie) and you’re walking. The trees are somewhat impenetrable – a solid wall with very few gaps in between. As you move forward, suddenly the trees line up – they’re in perfect rows. You realize that you’re actually in a forest which has been planted by man and what seemed so impenetrable a moment before was, in fact, very accommodating as long as you found the point where everything lines up. Isn’t that an executive’s job? Continue reading
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Friday at last and some Foodie Fun to go with it. I have a question for you today. When you sit at a restaurant and the server tells you all the specials, do you ask for one of each? Probably not. You may have also suffered as you listened to a server pitch you some dish you don’t really want but for which the chef overbought the ingredients and needs to sell a bunch. You just say “no thanks” and move on. So why is that so hard for someone to do the same in business? Continue reading
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