Pay it Forward
A couple days ago, I had to upgrade my phone; it had slowed to a crawl—which, in the technology-driven world of today, is just short of unbearable. Surprisingly, I found the upgrade process not as seamless as it could have been—namely the lack of efficiency in the transfer of settings and data; many of my […]
Perspective
The other day I was late getting into the office. I was behind a car that took a little longer than it should have after having been stopped at a red light. So I leaned on the horn. It was just then when I realized that the gentleman in the car in front of me […]
Locked Mind
There is a story about Houdini, the great escape artist, trying to escape from a prison—and it goes something like this: Houdini was invited by a small town in the British Isles to try to escape from their newly built prison cell. Houdini, who’d mastered similar feats countless times before, gladly accepted. As soon as he was […]
Innovation – A New Way to Think
Several years ago, I had the pleasure of hearing Jeff Hoffman speak. He talked about how he came up with the idea for Priceline. It came about in two ways. He began questioning everything, no matter how mundane. He got that idea from his 5-year old granddaughter. He began reading and collecting articles and things […]
Change Ahead
Paul Getty said “…experience could be your worst enemy”. Sounds counter intuitive. But it’s not. Having managed lots of projects, from software implementations to custom development, I consistently hear, “We’ve always done it this way.” Yes, there may be merit to doing some things the same way over and over again. However, change and innovation […]
Authenticity
Think about the people you’re most drawn to. Is there a common thread? Are they mostly kind? Funny? Hardworking? Share the same hobbies? I took a mental inventory of the people I’m most impressed with and there’s no readily apparent trend. One friend is passionate about helping those in dire need. He directs a nursing […]