NY Yankees, Manchester United, Guinness & IKEA: Some Thoughts on Multi-Cultural Aspects of Business

.    .  NY Yankees, Manchester United, Guinness & IKEA: Some Thoughts on Multi-Cultural Aspects of Business . I grew up in the United States thinking that despite the many differences apparent in the world, everybody thought the way that I did. I loved baseball, the New York Yankees in particular. Despite being well-read as …

A Pint of Guinness, Bowling & Blogs: Notes from Our 1st Biz-Blogger Convention

A Pint of Guinness, Bowling, Billiards & Blogs: Notes from Our First Biz-Blogger Convention .   . . The first meeting/convention of our newly-established biz-blog "think-tank" took place last month at our local bowling alley. The following are points which all five participants (if "three is a crowd" why can’t five be considered a convention?) reached consensus on …

The Power of Descriptive Words in Biz Marketing and a Sumptuous, Succulent Grilled Steak

The Power of Descriptive Words in Biz Marketing and a Sumptuous, Succulent Grilled Steak . . I recently saw an advertisement and accompanying flyer which was being passed out for a new steak restaurant which had just opened. Impactful? Dynamic? Absorbing? Compelling? Charismatic? No…unfortunately the ads neither shared nor contained any of these crucial characteristics. . …

What Hospital Care Can Teach Us About Running Our Own Business

What Great, Quality Humanistic Hospital Care Can Teach Us About Running Our Own Businesses .   . Every two weeks, as the result of a very rare genetic disorder, I spend the better part of the day in the hematology treatment unit of a local hospital. No need to feel bad…I don’t. In the grand scheme of …

The Business-Blog Idea Warehouse: Where Next Postings are Born, Stored & Published

The Business-Blog Idea Warehouse: Where Next Postings are Born, Stored & Published . . "How do you manage to come up with business blog subjects and ideas on such a regular basis" asked a reader of mine who called me last week. . "I’m a writer," I responded…"I guess it just kind of comes naturally. …

Bring Out the Shakespeare in You and Write Your Business to Success

Release Your Innate Business-Shakespeare: How and Why Writing is the Most Indispensable Tool in the Business Arsenal  .   . The Catch-22: To one degree or another, almost everyone can write: . It’s a funny thing about my profession: writing. The fact is almost anyone can do it! The rather unique fact that just about anyone …

An Unorthodox Way to Land That Next Project: Start Without Being Hired

An Unorthodox Way to Land That Next Project: Start Without Being Hired .  .  I have now done it for the second time in my life as a freelancer…started working for someone without having been hired to do so… . Facing some unwanted downtime last week (I am a professional writer), I decided to again try …

The Einstein Business Conundrum: Imagination vs. Knowledge at Work

The Einstein Business Conundrum: Imagination vs. Knowledge . It is one of the most famous quotes from one of the 20th century’s greatest thinkers: . "Imagination is more important than knowledge." . When I think of this quote, particularly about the "imagination" part, I always think of another quote, that of the late U.S. Attorney …

50 Topics to Write About in Your Business Blog!

50 Topics to Write About in Your Business Blog . . I was recently asked by a colleague for a list of subjects to write about in a business blog. She had been biz-blogging for months and was going through a drought; no ideas were coming to her mind. I took it as a challenge; the catalyst to …

Fly High in Business with Tips and Advice from the Budget Airlines!

Fly High in Business with Tips and Advice from the Budget Airlines! . It’s a simple fact of LIFE: There are those with money "to burn" on things like Park Avenue condos, vacations in the French Riviera, Ferraris and Porsches, Rolex watches and I can only dream what else… . It’s a simple fact of …