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February 13, 2012 · 10:57 am

Stand There And Sing

Did you watch the Grammy Awards last night?  There were some remarkable performances and of course I took away a business point from a few of them.  Actually, the point first occurred to me a week or two ago as I watched Adele perform on an episode of Live From The Artists Den.  She was in a small venue, accompanied by just a pianist and an acoustic guitar.  No frills, just a young woman, some basic support, and her voice.  It was remarkable.

English: Adele

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Watching her again last evening, as well as the moving tribute to Whitney Houston by Jennifer Hudson, the business point hit me again so I’d like to share it this morning. Continue reading →

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February 3, 2012 · 10:53 am

Recipes and Business

Many of you will be cooking something for Sunday’s big game and so this Foodie Friday we’ll think a little bit about what recipes to follow.  Actually, it’s more about how one follows any recipe, and what that has in common with business.

An example recipe, printed from the Wikibooks ...

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As I think you might know, my feeling about cooking is that it’s more like jazz while baking is more Baroque music– far more structured and precise.  Given that, the way I see recipes might differ from how you see them and how that perspective carries into business.  Let’s see.

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February 2, 2012 · 11:31 am

Jumping To Conclusions

Another business lesson from politics today. Then again, politics is a business so I’m not sure why I sound a little surprised. Despite the fact that I don’t express political points of view in this space, I guess you can tell I pay a lot of attention to that business as well as the ones I write about more often.
We’re in the midst of primary season for one party. Unless you’re under a rock, you have probably heard that former governor Romney just won the Florida primary pretty convincingly and there are calls for other candidates to admit defeat and let Romney focus on the general election. The three other remaining candidates have refused to pack it in, and therein lies the business lesson. Continue reading →

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