Expanding Into New Markets
I started running marathons back in 2008, and after doing it for a couple years, I set a goal of running a marathon on all 7 continents. Of course, if you are going to run all 7, at some point you have to do Antarctica, and so that’s what I did last November. Running a […]
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- Aug, 10, 2015
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Aug, 10, 2015
Pay Attention to Morale
One of my longtime friends is working in a small research firm in New York, and is chomping at the bit to get out. The upside is, he’s a genius, and could do a great job for anyone. The downside is, he might have to leave New York to do so. And this makes him […]
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- Aug, 07, 2015
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Focus, People
(A few years ago, I wrote a post in another blog about an incident at my workplace, when I was still working for the US government. Something I saw recently in the news reminded me of it, and I thought I would share it here.) “OK,” he said, “here we go.” It was Tuesday morning, […]
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- Jul, 27, 2015
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Personable, But Not Too Personal
I remember an incident about 5 years ago when I listened to someone in a nearby cubicle explaining Facebook to his supervisor (bless her heart) and then “friending” her. Knowing what I did about this guy’s life, I was not sure he really needed to be inviting his boss into his personal world. I had […]
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- Jul, 17, 2015
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A Place for My Stuff
I remember a feeling a few years ago, when a friend of mine posted pictures on Facebook of his new office. He was a strategic planner at a large international organization, having been there about 6 months since finishing his master’s degree. He quite literally makes the world a better place. Not a bad gig. […]
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- Jul, 15, 2015
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