November 5, 2010 · 10:36 am
Maybe this is an idea for yet another reality show, but it’s a thought I have to end the week on a foodie theme. I know – we need more competitive cooking shows about as much as we need more political ads on TV but I had this thought which of course also relates to business.
Cooks vs. Bakers. That’s the thought. I think you’re really one or the other and that’s both inside and outside of the kitchen. Here’s why it might be an interesting competition and what it has to do with your office life. Continue reading →
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October 19, 2010 · 10:37 am
Suppose you went to the supermarket today to buy some vegetables but when you went to pay you were told you had to buy soda as well. The store manager (who you demanded to see, of course) calmly lets you know that the store doesn’t make enough margin on vegetable sales alone while they make a ton on soda so they’ve bundled them together. It’s a financial decision, and the fact that you don’t really drink much soda isn’t their problem. They won’t sell you one without the other. Ridiculous? Maybe for groceries. But you’ve been doing this for years. Continue reading →
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October 18, 2010 · 11:38 am
Like many (OK – MOST) of my neighbors, I woke up Saturday morning without several TV channels available to me. I’m sure you’ve read about the dispute between Fox and Cablevision over what the distributor is going to pay the programming service. It’s not the first (we lost Food Network over the holidays for a bit) or the last dispute of this sort and I’m not going to take sides.
Instead, I want to raise something this dispute got me thinking about. High-def TV. Continue reading →
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