April 2009
11 posts
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March 2009
14 posts
Firing Wagoner? It's not Obama's call
Now that President Obama has officially assumed the role as Chairman of GM, I wonder why he would allow a promotion from within if things were so screwed up and irreversible at GM?
News that the White House was behind the ousting of Rick Wagoner should be very concerning to everyone. It’s a really scary slippery slope leading to a stronger union between government and industry.
There are...
Why the new Detroit Lions logo is perfect →
They could have done something drastic. The Detroit Lions could have come out with some freaky blue and black concoction that would look like an awkwardly fierce safari animal as well as…
Christians upset about Good Friday opener?
I’m sort of troubled about what I read in this morning’s Detroit Free Press. Christians call foul on baseball’s Opening Day; it’s on Good Friday.
Hmm. What would Jesus do? Perhaps he’d wonder why there’s so much conflict in his follower’s hearts that make them upset that a baseball game just so happens to fall on the same time as Good Friday services.
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Old scrap Iron
Al: George, old Scrap Iron is coaching in the Angels' system.
(long pause)
George: I think the man died, Al!
Introducing ADOPT MORE →
Unless you’re a doctor or work for a non-profit organization, you may have at one time or another asked yourself what is the greater purpose behind what I’m doing? As much as we…
Trust: a two-way street →
As business owners we’re always trying to build trust with our customers. But can you really gain their trust unless you trust them first? I noticed something very interesting today when I walked…
Love and Logic
I’ve never been one to put a whole lot of stock in child rearing workshops. I always figured raising kids was part common sense and part luck — and how the good fortune outweighed the street smarts was just a matter of chance.
All of that changed after we started taking this workshop called Love and Logic. Our five-year-old son had started to have fairly intense tantrums that I had always...
Social Media: Are you talking or listening? →
Social media this, social media that. Twitter. Facebook. LinkedIn. Everyone’s jumping on the Web 2.0 bandwagon and trying to make some noise. And that’s the problem. If you participate in…
My favorite iPhone apps
Sure it’s a complete communications device, but my iPhone hasn’t been the same since Apple opened up it doors to a whole world of applications. Here are my favorites.
THINGS Things has changed everything for me. I am now Getting Things Done (GTD) better than ever. I’ve also turned this into a habit that hasn’t been broken. Entering my “things” into the system...
The currency of branding →
What percentage of your branding efforts cost money versus time? I’m sure we’ve all had our share of customer experiences where the response is: “We’d love to do that, but, you know, it’s just not a…