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10 Ways To Be A Business Tool

This is not about being a “tool” in the utilitarian sense.  This is for all the other kinds – as The Urban Dictionary says:

A person, typically male, who says or does things that cause you to give them a ‘what-are-you-even-doing-here’ look. The ‘what-are-you-even-doing-here’ look is classified by a glare in the tool’s direction and is usually accompanied by muttering of how big of a tool they are.

As a public service, here are ten ways I’ve found one can earn that classification from just about everyone in business.  And yes, it was prompted by someone’s specific behavior recently but I’m not enough of a tool to ID them. Continue reading

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The Day Of The Dead

In many cultures, today is The Day Of The Dead, a holiday on which families remember deceased relatives and honor their memories (I know – you thought I was going to be writing about a rock band…).

La Catrina – In Mexican folk culture, the Catr...

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The celebrations are generally light-hearted and family members tell humorous stories about the deceased. While my family doesn’t celebrate this day, we certainly sit around telling stores about those family members who can’t join us (hence the business axiom to never miss a meeting..) at other holidays. Which of course reminds me of a business point.
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The Easy Way Out

I read something this week that fits our Foodie Friday theme and ends the week with a stimulating thought. There is an ongoing flame war between Mark Bittman, a well-known food author, and Josh Ozersky, who is an award-winning food writer as well. The battlefield is Time Magazine and the subject is “industrial food.” If you’re interested in the blow-by-blow, you can read the articles here, but their conversation about our food system makes a broader business point in my mind. Continue reading

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