I’m not sure if you watched the State of the Union speech the other night. I’m pretty sure you’ll watch the Super Bowl (even if your rooting interest is diminished due to the Jets’ demise). But here’s the thing: I’m not exactly sure what “watch” is any more. What I am sure about is that the methods we used to measure how many people are watching don’t reflect how what watching occurs anymore and because of that a lot of the reporting about these events is flawed. Here’s what I mean. Continue reading
Tag Archives: sports
Fall Is For Football
I was driving back to the office yesterday and passed the Little League fields here in town. It was late on a beautiful fall afternoon and there were a couple of games going on. I’m guessing the kids were somewhere around 10 or 11 and from the looks of their uniforms they had been playing for a bit.
I had an immediate reaction to this and it probably wasn’t what you’d expect. Oh sure, I think it’s great that they were outside and playing instead of vegging out in front of the TV or video game. But I found it kind of disturbing and it kicked off a business thought as well. Let me explain. Continue reading
Filed under Growing up, Thinking Aloud
Lessons from The Midfield and The Back
A week in and I hope you’ve had some time to check out the World Cup. Aside from the constant droning of those horrible vuvuzelas, it’s been pretty good so far.
As I was watching a game, I had a couple of thoughts about what was going on the pitch and how it related to business. I know – only me, right? But at some point in almost every game you see the ball being passed back and forth without it being advanced. Generally this occurs in the defensive end or maybe in the defensive midfield. Lots of activity, very little being accomplished. Sound like any offices you’ve seen? Continue reading
Filed under Helpful Hints, Thinking Aloud
Consult Keith 