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The High Cost of Shame
I have a terrible confession to make. You have, of course, heard of people who are color blind. Well, I am taste-in-clothing blind. This is not genetic. It was acquired. I was the youngest of six kids; we were … Continue reading
Principles of Applied Stupidity– Cliff Notes Version
hi all, just fyi the folks at the nat'l assoc of CPA's have somehow seen fit to publish another article of mine, this one kind of a quick highlights/ greatest hits/ executive summary of my princples of applied stupidity, or … Continue reading
We Do Not Need to Teach Problem-Solving Skills
One element of the dogma of the academic industrial complex that really bugs me that no end is the constant mantra of “we need to teach children problem-solving skills.” I hear this phrase all the time. This is a classic … Continue reading
If at First You Don’t Succeed, Maybe You Should Just Give Up
So I am getting ready to do a presentation on “Principles of Applied Stupidity” at a corporate conference in Beverly Hills next week (that’s right… swimming pools, movie stars). I’m very excited about it, plus as an added bonus I’m … Continue reading
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The Wondrous Value of Incompetence
Ok, in lieu of a blog post, here is yet another article published on "Advisor Perspectives." This is an excerpt from "Principles of Applied Stupidity": http://advisorperspectives.com/newsletters11/The_Wondrous_Value_of_Incompetence.php
Following the Facebook Money
Like many people, I am a big fan and user of facebook. Anything that cultivates greater social connectivity is, in my opinion, a good thing, and facebook has delivered that in spades. However, there is one aspect of facebook that … Continue reading
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Applying Toyota Lean Thinking . . . to Thinking
I have recently been introduced to the concept of Toyota lean thinking. I realize that to some of you who are reading this, Toyota lean is old news, so my apologies… but as I read and learn more about Toyota … Continue reading
Presentation Lessons from Michelangelo
There is an old story of someone asking Michelangelo how he carved his “David.” His answer was, “I just got rid of everything that wasn’t David.” When it comes to a different art form, i.e., giving a presentation, I think … Continue reading
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Marketing Lessons from the Grateful Dead
As regular readers of this blog know, I am a big fan of David Meerman Scott’s… even more so now that he put an excerpt from “Real Men Don’t Rehearse” in his latest book “Real-time Marketing and PR.”!! Anyway, his … Continue reading
Sandra Day O’Connor Is Such a Tease
So I was watching Sandra Day O’Connor on TV the other day. She was talking about the need to teach “civics” in public schools, and how she had created some sort of computer game for kids to play that would … Continue reading
