Authenticity is the New Integrity

Authenticity is the New Integrity

by | Dec 11, 2015

If you read this article from Fast Company — “What Does Authenticity Really Mean?”  — you’ll get a smorgasbord of options: According to one person cited in the article, “If you want to be a leader, you have to be yourself—skillfully.” So,...
From the Mailbag: Volume Five

From the Mailbag: Volume Five

by | Dec 9, 2015

Thanks to the volume of correspondence we receive from you, our intrepid and incorrigible readers, we now have more people working in our mailroom than Santa has elves in his workshop. We’re running three shifts, 24/7/365. And we may have to add members to our...
A Hill of Beans

A Hill of Beans

by | Dec 8, 2015

Contrary to what you’re likely to expect — and in contrast to the comments at the end of the Business Insider post — I don’t have an opinion about this fluff piece: “We tried Dunkin’ Donuts’ and Starbucks’ hottest beverages of the...
The Singing Client

The Singing Client

by | Dec 7, 2015

I happened to hear a Johnny Winter favorite — “Love Song to Me” — from John Dawson Winter III over the weekend. It reminded me of a conversation I had with a client the week before and inspired me to write this verse: To some degree, I disagree; Although,...
Enough is Enough

Enough is Enough

by | Dec 4, 2015

I came across a post from some self-important schmo — “My Social Media Doctrine” — that’s a perfect indication of the extent to which the rampancy of COTUS (Center of the Universe Syndrome) is fast approaching epidemic status. The post and the schmo...