Customer Demand

How much does customer demand drive business? I think it entirely depends on the business – what they are doing – or their approach. Let’s take Apple for example. They drive the change. They innovate. They design new features. They Read More …

Time Doesn’t Matter

It isn’t important anymore…time doesn’t matter. Friday night Saturday morning… 9 to 5 Sunday afternoon Monday mid-day After hours Siesta Tuesday early AM Overtime Wednesday noon Weekday Thursday evening Friday again When you decide what is important, time doesn’t matter. Read More …

Watch Your Language

You must watch your language. Not just swearing. Not just being impolite. Not just being short. Not just being curt. Not just being vague. Not just being lazy and resorting to slang. Not just being too polite to say what Read More …

A Work Around

Good or bad, there is usually a work around…for something that went wrong. company policy security measures protocols data processing calculations adjusting inventory free item gift card exchange out of date or, even…a detour on the only road you know Read More …

If You Could

A ton of options to follow this phrase, but I will start with a few, you can fill in the rest and let me know. If you could: _______ (would you?) Go back in time and change one event in Read More …

Normal Routines

We have to forget our normal routines on a holiday… shut down early linger over coffee forget that you work from home and can work all the time even if you do decide to work, remember that others want a Read More …

Wind In Your Face

It is okay to have the wind in your face, but the Irish will tell you it is better to have the wind at your back. It is just that sometimes (and not to say the Irish haven’t experienced this Read More …

Who Do You See

When you look into the future, who do you see there? Do you see yourself, the same way you are today? Do you see yourself the way you want to be (again) or as you will be tomorrow? Do you Read More …

One More Thing

Just when you think that you have done everything…every thing on your list…there is just one more thing to do. Laundry Make lunch Make breakfast – or coffee – or both Go Shopping Read e-mail Take notes Pay your bills Read More …