Archive for February, 2010

Momentary Pause

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

Thirty years.
Can it really be that long since ‘Miracle on Ice’ when the United States Olympic hockey team – a group of amateur and college athletes – beat those big bad nasty Russians who were 27-1-1 in the previous four Olympic tournaments?
Mike Eruzione. Jim Craig. Herb Brooks. Those legendary names are synonymous with the pursuit [...]

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The Ads Have It

Monday, February 8th, 2010

Good Super Bowl. Saints deserved to win. Brees outplayed Peyton. Mardi Gras will be long this year.
The Who put on a solid performance – although I kept thinking: 1) I hope Roger Daltrey doesn’t have a heart attack; and, 2) It’s time to leave behind the rock icons and start using current stars. (Guessing next [...]

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Does Competition Lower Prices?

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

Apple and its iconic leader Steve Jobs rank near the top of any list of great innovators. Dating back to the introduction of the Macintosh on Super Bowl Sunday 1984 – and the Orwellian ad directed by Ridley Scott – continuing through the iPod, iMac and now iPad… Apple keeps churning out the hits and [...]

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Grass Is Always Greener

Monday, February 1st, 2010

Last week I was facilitating the quarterly check-in meeting with one of my oil and gas client’s teams. These 55 energetic folks are responsible for delivering $120 million in revenue this year. As you might imagine, they are feeling some pressure to execute efficiently. One person began her comments by saying, “Everyone needs to understand [...]

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