The six traits that an attractive city supposedly needs

What Makes A City Beautiful?

Here are two interesting concepts related to this discussion: A lot of times, people will say things such as “The beauty of a city is subjective!” To a certain extent, that’s true; it’s also true that how someone perceives a… Continue Reading

Misconceptions: Millennials probably will quit jobs over money, aren’t “The Trophy Generation”

Millennial Misconceptions

If you think this has any value, feel free to share it around. Share buttons are at the bottom of the post.  Lot of broad generalizations about the next generation coming up, i.e. millennials. Notably: they want to live in… Continue Reading

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Aim to be a “post-heroic leader.”

Post-Heroic Leadership

Let’s start here: Most managers are not very good at their jobs. Let’s move to here: The “new model” of leadership is supposed to be more geared towards ideas like “empathy” and “coaching.” And now let’s finish here: Much of… Continue Reading

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Wait, there are people who don’t understand that social media has an invisible audience?

Social Media Invisible Audience

I read blogs and articles from Wharton (UPenn) professors all the time, because it seems like a really reputable business school that’s given the world some really solid business thinkers (including a friend or two of mine). Most of the… Continue Reading

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So wait, doesn’t the existence of consultants imply a lack of business trust in employees?

Consultants and Trust

A couple of quick stories before we get going here: 1. Used to work with a kid who hated the sheer idea of consultants (like someone in Office Space). Whenever something happened in his office, he’d snark to the senior… Continue Reading

Spend some actual time on your website’s FAQ page

Don't Ignore your FAQ page

Every company you ever speak to is somewhere in the process of redoing something about their website, and usually doing it mostly wrong — i.e. focusing on bells and whistles, and/or “something they saw on a comparison site,” as opposed… Continue Reading

1992-2006, mortality rates for women rose in 42.8% of U.S. counties. For men? 3.4% of counties.

White Women Mortality Rates Opioids

Think about this: for the most part, people are living longer — except, perhaps, African-American men in Mississippi — but yet, U.S. women aged 15 to 54 are dying at a very high rate. This Washington Post article, where I first came… Continue Reading

Leadership = focus on accomplishing the goal, not advocating for your way to the goal

Leadership Isn't About Your Ideas, It's About Goals

At the end of the day (terrible business buzzword concept, and I’m sorry I opened this post that way), isn’t the goal of a leader to accomplish a specific goal, or specific set of goals? You have deliverables, and you… Continue Reading