Sometimes you have to slow down and just watch

I just read a profile of Bill Neukom in the Wall Street Journal. Mr. Neukom is currently the CEO of the San Francisco Giants, but prior to that spent 25 years as legal counsel for Microsoft.  He started advising the company when his employer, Bill Gates Sr., asked him to advise his son’s company, which [...]

Take pride in what you do

This weekend I was reminded of a quote that was printed out and posted on the lectern of one of my English teachers in high school. He was also the baseball coach, but that’s another story. The quote was: “Pride is what compels a man to do his very best, even when no one is [...]

Second Acts – Making Films About People Helping Whales

This afternoon there’s a documentary making its debut at the Blue Ocean Film Festival in Monterey, California.  The film is called “In the Wake of Giants,” and is about a group of dedicated people in Hawaii who help free migrating whales who have become entangled in marine debris such as fishing nets etc. That would [...]

There’s a line when marketing online….and you know when you’re crossing it

I worked with someone once and this co-worker was doing something that I thought was unethical.  I let them know that I thought what they were doing was wrong and the response I received was,”According the letter of the law, I’m not doing anything wrong.” Actually, in truth they were referring to a company policy [...]

Be clear, concise and short

Want to see how to write a perfect “statement?”  This is how Michael Jordan announced his return to the NBA in 1995: