Can We Talk?

Can We Talk?

I recently listened as an experienced salesman, employed by a software and professional-services company, bemoaned the fact that his prospects don’t seem to answer the phone anymore. He wondered if the phone had outlived its usefulness, if Alexander Graham Bell...
No More Lists, Please

No More Lists, Please

I recently read an article called, “Just How Sick of Leadership Posts Are We?” It’s unabashed in its disdain for leadership posts that are trite at best, deliberately deceitful at worst. (That’s a paraphrase and an understatement.) I have a...
Up Here!

Up Here!

Hey! It’s me, Sammy! No! Up here! I’m watching you, ya know. And while we’re on the subject, do you have any treats? I could go for some treats right about now. Got any treats? How ’bout treats? Some treats would sure hit the spot. Any treats...
Hyperinformationalism

Hyperinformationalism

THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU’LL EVER READ! WE DON’T KNOW IF IT’S GOOD OR BAD! BUT IT’S REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT! THAT’S WHY IT’S IN BOLD-FACED CAPITAL LETTERS SO YOU’LL KNOW IT’S IMPORTANT! SEE ALL THE...
Stranded in Airports and Other Blessings

Stranded in Airports and Other Blessings

Despite my Irish luck, and for the first time in my charmed life, I was recently stranded overnight in Toronto Pearson International Airport. I’d flown from Bradley International in Hartford, Connecticut, at 7:00 a.m., with a return flight scheduled at 8:55 that...