Working Vacation
My yearly working PTO week is now here. I didn’t intend to always take a vacation every August to decide my future steps and catch-up on personal projects but for the last two years that has been the case. This year’s list looks a lot like last year’s list. This is a problem that must […]
Quick Props for MBA
I seem to be having a lot of conversations about ‘getting an MBA’ with various friends. My conversations normally consist of the following themes: Take the GMAT – it’s all fluff until that’s taken care of Pick a school that is respected Pick the school that is the best fit for personality Don’t sleep […]
RFP Hell and the need for Collaborative Tools
I’m in pursuit call hell. The fires are currently scorching my toes but that’s okay because I’ve passed out after beating my head against my desk for the first 5 minutes of the call. The first five minutes included on conference call code change (due to echo); waiting for people to join; waiting for people […]
Heard it Here First – A Way to Revolutionize Newspapers and Magazines
Dear newspaper and magazine editors: During your death spiral into obscurity, if you must separate articles – starting the article and then giving us a ‘go to page XY’, – please at the end of the article give us a ‘go back to page AB’ to continue reading. Thanks, al
Special … The Road to Monday Night
WVU – Onto the Sweet 16
Our boys gave us yet another good but anxiety ridden game but they won. The best part, thanks to Washington’s (UW) unexpected run to the Sweet 16 is the smack-talking I’ll get to do when we whip them next week. There’s a high percentage of UW alumni at my client’s office. Oh yeah.
Michigan State Luvs WVU
This picture was taken at the Michigan – Michigan State game, and published on the front sports page of the Detroit free press.
WVU & Coke Zero
Old NYU Professor Making the News
One-fourth of my MBA was spent at New York University as an ‘exchange’ student. London Business School’s exchange program goes through two rounds of applications. The policy is that during round one a student cannot go back to their home country, but if the exchange school has openings after the first round of applications then […]
