Last week we took the girls to see Disney’s Frozen on Broadway in New York City. We happened to be sitting in front of a famous Hollywood actor. We got to talking before the show and while we were talking a man came over and said, “Excuse me….I’m sorry to interrupt you both….” I assumed he was there…
DetailsLast week I attended a trade show with one of my clients in the horticultural industry in Columbus, Ohio. I watched a man, across the floor, sitting at his company’s booth for the day and a half I was there, barely moving, with a sign that just read: Wanted: Sales Manager Yes – that’s an…
DetailsLast Tuesday after publishing the Tuesday Tidbit I got a text message from my mother that my 89-year-old grandfather would be having a pacemaker installed on Thursday. His heart had stopped for 8-9 seconds over the weekend. The next day, Wednesday, I received another text from my mother which simply read: Grandpa passed. I saw the text,…
DetailsAs you may already know, that while a lot of the work I do is project-based, many clients retain me solely on a trusted-advisory basis. These clients get unlimited access to me. They can call me any time to bounce ideas off of me, get my feedback/thoughts on their strategic direction, and generally have an…
DetailsWe’re back! In this episode, Noah & Shawn discuss the classic Lemonade Stand and how businesses of all sizes can learn from this important, entrepreneurial right of passage. You’ll learn how one big company found a new direction by paying attention to contemporary events in the world around them. You can subscribe and learn more about…
DetailsLast week in Newport, Rhode Island I was reminded of what a healthy and robust economy we’re currently living in. On a quiet Tuesday night, the restaurant we dined at, The Mooring, was anything but quiet. There wasn’t an empty seat in the place. We saw tables turned over multiple times and a constant lineup…
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Today at my gym we did the “Murph” workout. Murph is a classic “Hero” workout from the Crossfit world done every year to commemorate a fallen soldier, Michael P. Murphy. The Murph workout is not for the faint of heart. It includes: A 1 Mile Run followed by, 100 Pull-ups, 200 Push-ups, 300 Squats, Also, another 1 Mile Run…oh, and…
DetailsI just arrived in New York City. Tomorrow morning I’ll be speaking to a group of over 800 people from the Broadway/Theater industry. I’ll be talking to them about an industry facing loads of change, demanding customers, increased competition, extreme price elasticity and so much more. Sound familiar? I bet that could be your industry.…
DetailsThis is one of my favorite business stories of all time: “Semiconductor giant Intel was originally a memory chip manufacturer. But by 1985, memory chips had been losing them money for years. Co-founders Andy Grove (CEO) and Gordon Moore met to discuss the problem. The mood was grim. At one point, Andy turned to Gordon…
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