This is the 60h in a collection of newspaper ads written by Harry Gray, then CEO of United Technologies, that appeared in the Wall Street Journal from the late 1970s through the early 1980s. Here is the text from that ad. Strike three. Get your hand off my knee. You're overdrawn. Your horse won. Yes. … Continue reading Keep It Simple
"...if you’re somebody who only reads the editorial page of The New York Times, try glancing at the page of The Wall Street Journal once in a while. If you’re a fan of Glenn Beck or Rush Limbaugh, try reading a few columns on the Huffington Post website. It may make your blood boil; your … Continue reading A New York Times vs. Wall Street Journal Editorial Smackdown
This post represents my 500th consecutive day of writing a blog post. This all started back on January 1, 2015 in response to a 31-day write and run challenge from Matt Frazier followed by a Seth Godin blogging challenge. Back then my goal was to get to the end of January, but then once that … Continue reading 500 Straight Days of Blogging
Alex “Sandy” Pentland, the director of MIT’s Human Dynamics Laboratory and the MIT Media Lab Entrepreneurship Program, shared some recent research results that looked at how people view their friendships vs. the reality of those friendships, and how that perception could affect one person's ability to change another person's behavior. The research study, titled "Are … Continue reading I’m in Trouble – I Have Fewer Friends Than I Think 😦
One of the things I like about reading is discovering words and ideas that are new to me. Today, while reading the laugh-out loud book, "Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble", by Dan Lyons (which I highly recommend), he mentioned the Dunning-Kruger effect. I had never heard of this, and while Dan offered a description … Continue reading The Dunning–Kruger Effect
Companies, and consultants, constantly talk about the importance of knowing your customers. The usual reason given for doing so is that it is more profitable for the business when you know their habits and their preferences. But the employees at a Domino's Pizza restaurant in Salem, OR showed that knowing your customers could save their … Continue reading The Ultimate in Customer Service
Memorex had a series of TV commercial in the 1970s that challenged the viewer to determine whether what they were watching was live or whether it was a recording, captured on Memorex tape. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3sXpPLFXRw Those commercials came back to me today while reading a story about robo-journalism. Consider the opening sentences of these two sports … Continue reading Is It Live, or Is It Memorex?
This is the 59h in a collection of newspaper ads written by Harry Gray, then CEO of United Technologies, that appeared in the Wall Street Journal from the late 1970s through the early 1980s. Here is the text from that ad. Most of us miss out on life's big prizes. The Pulitzer. The Nobel. Oscars. … Continue reading Be Grateful for Life’s Small Pleasures, but Dream Big
My wife, son, and I had the chance to see Jungle Book this past week, and as I expected, it was great. After it was over, it got me thinking about all the great animated Disney/Pixar movies we've watched over the years. Oliver and Company (probably my favorite; starring Billy Joel) Toy Story (all of … Continue reading The Magic of Everything Disney
I've been doing it all wrong. In my class when I teach a topic, I often try to show a video that relates to the topic. For instance, if I'm talking about logistics, I like to show this video of FedEx delivering a pie from Virginia to Hawaii during the Christmas holidays. (warning - don't … Continue reading The Powerful Effect of Cat Videos When Teaching Accounting
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