All the prep work for tomorrow’s holiday is in full swing here at Rancho Deluxe. The turkey stock is made (no pan drippings when you fry them, bubba), shopping is done, silver is polished, and we figured out that we can use an old set of Colorforms shapes as stickers on wine glasses to identify everyone’s drinks without spending a fortune on those cute little charms. It’s a lot of work that the Mrs. and I do each year and we’re happy to do so. Having the 25 or so family members and friends around the table (more like around the room) for dinner is a highlight of the year. Which of course got me thinking about a business point. Continue reading
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Moby Dick
I was going to write about analytics this morning but I think we’ll save that for later this week (I can hear you all marking your calendars…). Instead, I see that today is the anniversary of the US release of Moby Dick 160 years ago. I’m sure some of you think it’s been making students miserable ever since.
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I have two thoughts – the first is that I find it odd that one of the great American novels was released in London a month before it came out in the US and the bad English reviews drove a harsh reception at home; the second is that it really is a business book in so many ways. Why? Continue reading
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The Mother Sauces You Need For Business
Friday again, so let’s talk about food. I was doing just that with a friend if mine the other day about Mother Sauces. In classical French cooking, these are the basic sauces upon which all other sauces are built.
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Yes, he’s a trained chef and we were discussing the menu for the restaurant he is opening. I was telling him the acronym I use to remember them – it’s “Bring Elvis His TV” – Bechamel, Espagnole, Hollandaise, Tomato, and Veloute. Interesting, I know, but why is this appropriate in a space where we talk about business? Because it got me thinking about what the Mother “sauces” are for business folks – what are the basic traits one needs to posses and upon which all other skills are built?
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