On Thursday, January 19, 2012, another giant fell. Kodak, one of America’s best known brands, joined a growing list of other iconic brands (American Airlines, Borders and Blockbuster) that couldn’t compete in today’s changing world. AA was done in by …
The New York Jets started the 2011 season with high expectations. Their legendary hero, Joe Namath, described the 2011 team as “one of the best we’ve ever seen.” He should have hedged his bet because the Jets finished out of the …
The post offices are closed today—I’m glad. The government offices are closed today—I’m glad. The schools are closed today—I’m glad. I’m glad because it means I get to spend the day with my three grandson buddies, and I’m glad because …
When I became the leader of a mid-sized aerospace company in the mid-90s, I made it a practice to walk through the manufacturing and office areas on a frequent basis. My predecessor rarely left the executive hallway. With a finance …
It’s that time of year again…time for New Year Resolutions (NYRs). More than half of us make NYRs, but so what? One out of three give up before the end of January; one out of four don’t succeed on even …
I watched in amazement as the Broncos did it again—coming back in the last 3 minutes from 10 points down to the Bears, then winning in overtime. It was their 6th straight win and elevated them to 1st…
Only three weeks until 2012—21 days. It’s a busy time of year. There are parties and Christmas programs to attend; shopping, cooking and decorating to finish up; guest bedrooms to clean; maybe changing the oil and vacuuming the car before …
Some things never change. It was about 2300 years ago when the Greek philosopher Aristotle said:
“Criticism is something we can avoid easily by…doing nothing….”
About 100 years ago, our philosopher president, Teddy Roosevelt said:
“It behooves every …
Jessie Garrett was my high school math teacher who asked me, “Where are you going to college?” One year later, I was at Georgia Tech studying Aerospace Engineering. Thanks, Jessie.
John Duhon was my first boss in the aerospace business. …
For lunch today, I had vanilla yogurt mixed with granola (very embarrassing for an Okie). The granola was triple berry crunch by Bear Naked. Actually, it was good…not as good as Five Guys, but good and I am feeling very …
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