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Posted on : April 25, 2008
Guide to the New US Health Care Bill
UPDATE: Tom Cooper has pointed me to this TED TALK by Eric Dishman. One of the most innovative ideas in health care that I’ve heard about. Spend 17 minutes and watch it. If you run an American business, check out … Continue reading ...»

Why all the Business Competitions?
I don’t get the proliferation of Business Competitions I see lately. Being in business means you are competing for the customer’s dollars. What other competition matters? But consider that you’re not competing with “competitors” as much as you are competing … Continue reading ...»

How to Motivate Employees
Think for a minute about what would happen if your employees were better motivated. Would there be fewer problems at work? Would you get to spend your time doing different things? What kind of things? Would it mean more money … Continue reading ...»

Why Small Companies Don’t Grow Into Big Companies
And why that’s a good thing! Just like a bicycle built for one doesn’t usually grow into a bicycle built for two, there is not a linear continuum from small company to big company like there is from little kid … Continue reading ...»

Why Some Companies Scale and Some Don’t
It’s a statistical fact that people with bigger feet are better at spelling than people with smaller feet. Why? … They tend to be older! Sorry for the bad joke, but ask yourself what’s the difference between big companies and … Continue reading ...»

What to Learn From the Economic Mess
This video of Dan Ariely from TED  has several enlightening and surprising ideas you can use. It’s 18 min long but the last 2 minutes are an ad. Why people cheat and steal and how this can be encouraged or … Continue reading ...»

Internet Access Blocked by Zone Alarm plus Visa
I had sporadic problems getting online. It would work fine for anywhere from a few minutes to an hour. Then (sometimes in the middle of loading a page) it would tell me sites were loading (no “page not found” errors) … Continue reading ...»

Two interesting (unrelated) posts
Mark Cuban – owner of Dallas Mavericks – put an interesting perspective on the AIG bonus situation using an analogy to a free agent athelete. Did I say he owns the Dallas Mavericks? Hint – to keep good employees, financial … Continue reading ...»

Weekly One-on-Ones
“What’s new since we talked last?” I asked. “Meetings,” she said. “I’m doing one-on-ones with my people, like we talked about.” She is a client.  Her company makes web sites and on-line products for a specialized industry. They’ve got a … Continue reading ...»

Turning Things Around
Most of us aren’t in a position to turn the entire economy around. But don’t think you are powerless. Some people look at this situation and see all the negatives. Some people see opportunity. It’s easier to feel the fear … Continue reading ...»