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How My Father and Fatherhood Have Transformed Me as a Professional

On this Father’s Day, I wanted to give a short tribute to my dad, and reflect on his professional influence on me. My father is a great man. He received an education in electrical engineering, served in the U.S. Army, … Continue reading

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What To Do When Your Professional Services Organization Is Not Professional Enough

In helping companies develop, tune-up, or reboot their professional services organizations, here are some example of complaints I’ve heard that reflect the need for change: Customer: “Instead of providing consulting services, your organization is marketing its products to me and … Continue reading

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Consultant Insider on Consulting and Banking (Some Thoughts)

Consultant Insider shares some thoughts on consulting and banking (and a video). Consultant Insider, thanks also for the mention!

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Learnings From Losing The Contract

Earlier this quarter I had an opportunity to contend for a contract product management role associated with a company that provides software to marketing professionals and intermediaries (e.g., in the agency space). At risk of oversimplifying, the software that this company … Continue reading

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Videos That Make Me Smile

Here Comes Another Bubble (for the entrepreneurial startup types) Evolution of Dance (I wish I could dance like this)

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Illusion

A wild illusion. The spinning silhouette mostly starts up clockwise for me. Update (10/14/07): Lots of comments over here at Marginal Revolution. There is a reference to left brain versus right brain dominance, etc., but I’m not too sure … … Continue reading

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For My Diary: eBay Impairs Its Skype And Pays Founders

Close to two years ago eBay acquired Skype for $2.6 billion. Today I read the news that the synergies are not playing out (surprise, surprise) and eBay will take charges of $1.4 billion, most of which is attributed to the … Continue reading

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University of Chicago MBA Applicants Must Submit Powerpoint Charts

From an article at OrlandoSentinel.com: At business meetings the world over, PowerPoint-style presentations are often met with yawns and glazed eyes. At one of the world’s top business schools, though, such slide shows are an entrance requirement. In a first, … Continue reading

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Article On Wealth, Income, and IQ

Folks may have seen this already, but I saw this article in The Times while on assignment in London last week. My very loose takeaways at the time were that that IQ and income are somewhat correlated but that IQ … Continue reading

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Music For A Friday

A post for a Friday. Some things I really like about music are how different styles, multiple levels of thinking, team dynamics, international influence, art, classics, and musical influences and heroes play key roles. As much time as I focus … Continue reading

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