Posted on November 27, 2006
In my personal experience, the difference between a good year and a great year comes down to the incremental work I take on in the 4th Quarter – especially December. I know that typically I preach work/life balance, but in the case of the 4th Quarter, I actually think we lean too far towards time …
Posted on November 25, 2006
Well, it’s Saturday and time for my weekly entertainment recommendation(s). The IPOD has become our generation’s walkman. One recent trend, mostly in NYC, is to IPOD-jack someone — trade IPODs and tune into someone else’s personal radio station. It is a great way to discover new music and it is also a great way to …
Posted on November 23, 2006
Every one of us is challenged, almost daily, by emotional gravity. Something or someone in life does something that brings us down. Work conditions can make us frustrated and cynical. A simple disagreement with your work buddy results in a freak out and a bad day. Most of your outbursts, or lapses in friendliness, are …
Posted on November 21, 2006
I just received an email from an old friend, with a link to If I Did It on Amazon. He asked me, “Can you believe this guy? What will the publishers think of next?” I wondered if my friend had been in a coma for the last week. Had he not read the reader responses …
Posted on November 20, 2006
Here is my weekly video post and it is on a subject near and dear to my heart: Execution. There is so much talk out there about how to increase the level of innovation in our companies. Dozens of books exist to give insight on how to create a creative environment to foster innovation. The …
Posted on November 19, 2006
Every month or so, I send out a newsletter to thousands of folks I’ve met in the last five years. I call is the Lovecat newsletter and you can sign up from any page of my official web site. Each newsletter recommends two books and two records. I always hyper analyze the selections I make …
Posted on November 17, 2006
One of the greatest economists of all time died on Thursday Nov 16. Milton Friedman, the OG Chicago school professor, made a difference in the world with his work. He influenced Greenspan and more importantly, he influenced entrepreneurs from Bill Gates to Warren Buffet. I minored in Economics in the 80’s and studied much of …
Posted on November 15, 2006
As this is the cold and flu season, I’d like to give you some advice on how to travel safely. Every year I travel between 150 and 200 days. The key to my year is remaining healthy. The way I see it, every major bout with a flu/cold will cost you about 10% of your …
Posted on November 14, 2006
Did you know that sometimes people like to be embarrassed for a good reason? They like to blush, shrug and say, “gee, thanks, stop-it-really!” That’s why even though some people act surprised and humiliated when a crowd of strangers sing happy birthday to them at a restaurant; secretly they feel wonderful and warm inside. They …
Posted on November 13, 2006
In 2000 I moved to the Bay Area to work at Yahoo headquarters. They had just purchased the company I worked for (broadcast.com) and I was extended an invitation to come out and be part of the team. Mostly, I went on meetings with potential mega-clients with our execs (Anil Singh, Jeff Mallett and Tim …
