Category Archive for 'Culture'

Does the coach need to know how to tie his shoes?

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Let’s imagine that Tony Dungy of the Indianapolis Colts didn’t know how to tie his shoes.  We actually don’t know if he knows how to tie his shoes.  We assume he does.  But let’s say he didn’t.  Let’s say he has Mr. Equipment Manager on his staff ensure that he always goes onto the field […]

Stop and smell the roses

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

Would you stop to listen to a musician who commands $1,000 per minute?  Really?  For the answer on how over 1,000 other people responded read this absolutely fascinating article.  Pretty interesting snapshot of our culture, our busy-ness, our priorities, and our appreciation for beauty.  Allow yourself some time…the article is not brief.
The article also references […]

The Incompetence Ratio

Monday, April 14th, 2008

…in America must be really high.  Some businesses count on it.  Credit card companies thrive on it.  They are hoping that people are so incompetent that they will not be able to pay in a timely fashion and can collect more money in the long run.  They are hoping for people who are bad stewards […]

Alltop: do you really like staring at a magazine rack?

Monday, March 17th, 2008

Maybe you’ve heard of it, maybe you haven’t.  Guy Kawasaki (author of one of my favorite books, The Art of the Start) recently launched Alltop.com, which he has branded as "the online magazine rack" for information from the "top publications and blogs".  I’m sure in a lot of circles (okay, maybe most circles), there has […]

Becker on Individual Responsibility

Monday, March 17th, 2008

An interesting post, The Erosion of Individual Responsibility, by Gary Becker on the Becker-Posner blog.