Last week, I had the opportunity to travel to Mountain View, CA, to work with Intuit on various projects. At its headquarters, Intuit has a number of buildings for employees, some of which are 15-20+ years old. The company's newest…
With another NBA season in the books and the playoffs set to begin tomorrow, it's time to reflect on some of the takeaways and surprises of the 2016-17 campaign. #1: The Transformation of James Harden It was hard for me…
It's cliche to say, but you should never burn a bridge. About three years ago, I had a long-term client leave me because it hired in-house talent to do what we were providing: marketing and PR services. I don't want…
As the Final Four nears and I reflect on my bracket, a few thoughts jump out: Wow, all these red marks (for losses) remind me of the nightmarish red ink from my grade school papers, and whoa, this tourney was even…
Last week, I was reminded of the Dr Pepper method to keep up with daily email and phone calls. In short, this is the 10-2-4 method. Where did this come from? Anyone old enough to remember Dr Pepper's older ads…
It may sound cliché, but the little things in life truly bring me the most happiness. Take my granddad, for instance. This is a man I’ve always looked up to and called my hero. From him tossing me into the…
My friend, Tom Dennis, gave me this idea; he knew someone who wrote a blog about the messages he found in his fortune cookies. I thought I'd do the same, with a little twist. At our office, we come up…
I have to admit that when I was in my ‘30s and ‘40s, I never thought I’d write about age discrimination, but now that I’m in my ‘50s and seen it first-hand, I wanted to share my thoughts on this…
It's so rare that you find someone with a demeanor so calm and collected command that much respect, exude that much leadership and unquestionably rise to one of the best players in NBA history. That was Tim Duncan in a…
I consider myself reasonably adept at using technology, but I had a big misstep this week when my CPA firm tried to send me my tax return and supporting documents over its portal. What I thought would be easy was…