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Do It Again

This is actually Tom's Restaurant, NYC. Famous...

It’s Friday, and you know that it means today’s post is food related.   OK, so it’s actually going to be a business lesson we can learn from the food business but what the heck. Well, maybe we should begin with something from Steely Dan?  These lyrics summarize my thinking and the challenge inherent to any food operation: Continue reading

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Emperors And Their Outfits

Cover of "The Emperor's New Clothes"

Everyone has run into an emperor at some point. You know – the person who lords over his or her minions and possesses infallibility in all things both work and life related. So here is the question with which we start the week.   Are you the tailor or are you the kid? Continue reading

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Jury Duty

Scales of Justice

From time to time, we all get the notice that we’re to appear for jury duty.  Like many of you, I would postpone that appearance and then pray that when I was supposed to go, court would be canceled or my chair would be filled by other citizens with more time on their hands.  However, I got called in last week and actually ended up on a trial.  Obviously I can’t tell you anything about it. However, I do have a couple of observations that my civic duty has brought forward. Continue reading

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