As you might have heard, The Masters gets underway today. Tiger Woods tees it up this afternoon, making his reappearance in professional golf since his little Thanksgiving turkey trot and subsequent unmasking. But this piece isn’t just about Tiger. It’s about you and your business. You see, Tiger had a bunch of people helping him to do all those horrible things to feed his addictions. Every junkie has them – people who buy alcoholics drinks, let junkies in their medicine cabinets, lend money to gamblers. They’re the enablers and in many ways they’re just as screwed up. Thing is, you just might be one. Continue reading
Tag Archives: management
The Boob Tube
If you’ve spent any time reading this blog you’re probably aware that I have a “thing” for golf. Actually, it’s the same sort of “thing” that assorted rocks stars have for illegal substances – a full-blown addiction. Before you offer, I’m not looking for cures or support groups – thanks for trying to help.
I recently had the experience of having my swing videotaped and analyzed. It was really humbling but it was also a great business lesson. Continue reading
Filed under Consulting, Reality checks
The Ten Plagues of Business
As you might have noticed, I took a day off from writing yesterday in honor of Passover. As we’ve discussed before, I really enjoy this holiday for a number of reasons. This year, I’ve been thinking in particular about a portion of the Seder that deals with the last straw. Yep – the plagues sent to convince Pharaoh to “let my people go”. You can almost hear Tony Soprano delivering the lines – “you don’t wanna know what’s gonna happen, capisce? Be that as it may, the plagues got me thinking about some of the things that we inflict upon ourselves and our businesses. Continue reading
Filed under Thinking Aloud
Consult Keith 