We had our first big dump of the season here over the weekend. I’m not a fan of snow or winter in general but putting aside my general disdain for the lack of golf and hazardous driving snow brings, it is kind of pretty.
As I was watching it fall Saturday night, I recalled the old saw about no two flakes being alike. While this is apparently not the case, it make me think of something as we wind down the year. Continue reading
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Snow
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Top Chef
A food post and it’s not Friday? What happened? Well, the Top Chef finale aired last night and of course I have a few thoughts. Not just on the food either since there was something that stuck me about last night and, in fact, the entire season that is a great lesson for people in business. It’s something I’ve noticed about younger people in general and since most of the competitors are under age 30 I’m hoping that it’s indicative of how this generation thinks. Continue reading
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Hiring
Did you ever play a musical instrument? If you did when you were a kid, inevitably you ended up in the band or the orchestra or in a group music lesson. What was striking to me in that environment was how we were all playing the same notes (mostly) using the same instrument but getting really different results. I’m not talking about the kids who couldn’t play the piece. Even during tuning you could hear the differences between us. Some sounded great while others were awful. Same instrument, same notes. The difference? Ah, that’s the subject of today’s screed. Continue reading
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Consult Keith 