You know the feeling – the slow ride up the ramp while the chain clacks along. Generally it’s a nice view as you get to the top – you’re enjoying the scenery and the nice smooth ride and then…well…you get to the top. It seems as if everything stops for a brief moment as you tip forward and realize, in that last moment of clarity, what my cousin said to me our first time on Space Mountain over 35 years ago: I think we’re going to die. Continue reading
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Snake Oil
“Social Media is crap.” That’s how I started a discussion at the Princeton Sports Symposium a couple of weeks ago. Of course, what I meant was that there is a focus on the tools of social by many businesses and a lack of understanding of the business reasons why anyone would be using these tools to further their business goals. I am happy, therefore to see that I’m not the only one seeing that, nor am I the only one who sees a bunch of charlatans masquerading as business experts in this space. Continue reading
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Top Chef
A food post and it’s not Friday? What happened? Well, the Top Chef finale aired last night and of course I have a few thoughts. Not just on the food either since there was something that stuck me about last night and, in fact, the entire season that is a great lesson for people in business. It’s something I’ve noticed about younger people in general and since most of the competitors are under age 30 I’m hoping that it’s indicative of how this generation thinks. Continue reading
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Consult Keith 