I think I've done it. I've come up with a brand new measurement tool that could possibly be used for beating the stock market. The quality of a company's toilet paper. I was in a public restroom a couple of days ago, and the quality of the toilet paper was among the worst I have … Continue reading Judging a Company by Its Toilet Paper →

Every year there is a classic small town, 4th of July parade that passes right by the top of our street, and I think we've only missed one or two of them in the past 30 years. The parade has everything you'd want - kids on decorated bikes, babies in elaborate strollers, war vets,Uncle Sam … Continue reading This Is What Makes America Great →

Even though I was born in Philadelphia and lived there for the first year of my life, I can't really call myself a Philly guy. My family moved to the suburbs in 1958 and I've been there ever since. I've always been a little jealous of the people who grew up in Philly, they seem to … Continue reading Knock This One Off of My Bucket List →

While driving to Dunkin' Donuts as part of my Sunday morning ritual, I heard on the radio that the Barnes Foundation is free on the first Sunday of the month (through the generosity of PECO, the local utility company). In case you are not familiar with the Barnes, the Barnes, according to its web site, … Continue reading This May Be the Perfect Way to Visit an Art Museum →

There's been many times in life I've had to get "psyched up". Whether it was for a test, a swim meet, a presentation, or asking my future wife to marry me, I knew I had to be at my best. I've used a variety of ways to get into the right mind set - visualization, … Continue reading The Science of Pep Talks →

Three years ago CVS stopped selling tobacco products, which I thought was a perfect move for a company that promotes itself as part of the health care industry. The loss of tobacco sales cost CVS $2 billion in annual revenue, out of total revenue of about $150 billion in annual revenue. I'm sure it was … Continue reading CVS Health: Taking a Stand Again →

I'll warn you up front; the link to where I found this story takes you to the quiz section of the web site HowStuffWorks, which seems like it is one of those annoying sites where there is just a little bit of info on each page, and you have to keep clicking "next" to get … Continue reading How Do You Compare to the Average American? →

As I was leaving school tonight, I ended up chatting with someone who had just come from an information session on our part-time MBA program. He was asking me a few questions about the program, and a few minutes later we were joined by a woman and her young son who had also been at … Continue reading Here’s to All Those Working Full-Time and Taking Classes at Night →

For the past month or so I've become somewhat addicted to crossword puzzles. Prior to that, I never really bothered with them; I would look at a couple of the clues, have no idea what the answers were, and decide that I didn't have the skill set to complete a crossword puzzle. I'm not sure … Continue reading Cursing My Way Through the Daily Crossword Puzzle →

The Wall Street Journal had a story about the hiring practices at Unilever, the global consumer products firm. Here are some excerpts from the article, to give you a sense of how the program operates and what the results have been like so far for Unilever. To diversify its candidate pool for early-career roles that … Continue reading Is This The Future of Recruiting and Hiring? →