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The Day Of The Dead

In many cultures, today is The Day Of The Dead, a holiday on which families remember deceased relatives and honor their memories (I know – you thought I was going to be writing about a rock band…).

La Catrina – In Mexican folk culture, the Catr...

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The celebrations are generally light-hearted and family members tell humorous stories about the deceased. While my family doesn’t celebrate this day, we certainly sit around telling stores about those family members who can’t join us (hence the business axiom to never miss a meeting..) at other holidays. Which of course reminds me of a business point.
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The Easy Way Out

I read something this week that fits our Foodie Friday theme and ends the week with a stimulating thought. There is an ongoing flame war between Mark Bittman, a well-known food author, and Josh Ozersky, who is an award-winning food writer as well. The battlefield is Time Magazine and the subject is “industrial food.” If you’re interested in the blow-by-blow, you can read the articles here, but their conversation about our food system makes a broader business point in my mind. Continue reading

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Fuzzy Strategy

Sometimes I’m convinced that the most successful businesses have no idea what they’re doing.  Oh sure, if you asked an executive about their strategy, he or she would probably give you whatever is in their planning document verbatim, but I think that’s crap.  I think they’re telling you what they believe to be the truth but in fact may only be accurate in their minds for that moment.  Instead, I think the most successful companies are masters of dealing with the utter chaos of the business world and not being too anchored to any one detail of a plan.  Yes, planning is important, but so is reality, and that often means dealing with something for which we had no plan. So why bother planning? Continue reading

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