Why am I at Starbucks, Again?

September 25, 2010

It’s another Saturday morning and I’m sitting in Starbucks working away while my two daughters dance at their studio nearby. As I often do, I find myself considering what has motivated me to visit Starbucks… again. Of course, Starbucks isn’t the only coffee shop near here. There is WiFi at their studio that I could [...]

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How to Succeed, Part 1

September 21, 2010

I read it again today. While sitting in my kitchen reading my daily dose of news, I once again read about how evil the wealthy are, how they don’t deserve what they have, and how they “aren’t paying their fair share.” All untrue. We certainly do need leaders, but since our current crop of political [...]

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The Void of Leadership

September 20, 2010

I’ve been saying and writing about it for a while, and the rising din of those frantic to avoid the loss of power that seems to be building is making it clear there is an anger simmering. Why? There are no leaders. There are controllers and authoritarians, kings and rulers, but no leaders. In her [...]

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Business Growth in a Mobile World

September 18, 2010

The world is changing–again–and the good news is that the pendulum has swung back in favor of local, high-value businesses. This is exciting! It was the mid-1990s in Boulder, Colorado. I was a young, idealistic business owner with a passion for growing businesses. At the time, there was a lot I didn’t know about helping [...]

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A Prayer for the Fourmile Fire

September 13, 2010

On Monday, the Fourmile fire raged. This photo was taken Monday afternoon near Gold Hill very close to the source of the conflagration: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, the fire overshadowed much of life in and around Boulder. Thousands of people were evacuated. 166 home burned. We had friends in the path of the fire. [...]

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Burning Above Boulder… The Fourmile Fire

September 10, 2010

Monday morning during our Labor Day weekend, I was sitting in my family room working on a new series for coaching business leaders when the light changed. I knew right away. The light which had only moments before been Colorado bright and streaming through the trees had turned an eerie orange. Fire. But where? I [...]

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More Phishing… Don’t Fall for It!

August 19, 2010

This morning I was scrambling with a bit of last minute packing before heading out for a few days at a business event in Clearwater Beach, Florida. I grabbed my various electronic devices, and quickly checked my email. When I did, I saw this email with the subject, “Account Re-Activation (Please Reply)” Dear Webmail Account [...]

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Facebook’s Security Mess

August 18, 2010

Last week I was sitting in my office working away on a client’s iPhone app when my iPhone’s text message bell alert rang. I picked up my phone to see my daughter’s text message: “Free iPad event?” After an exchange, I learned that my Facebook account had sent her an event request with a link [...]

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How You Can Change the World

August 17, 2010

It’s been beautiful here in Boulder for the past week. Cool in the evenings, sunny during the day, with the occasional thunderstorm to brighten up the afternoon. During this week, I’ve had a great exchange with Stephanie George, my brilliant friend who helps businesses to see their current business situation through objective eyes, offering business [...]

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What Should the Government Do?

August 16, 2010

This morning, one of my good friends–a brilliant and insightful business analyst you should know–asked me what I thought about the latest McKinsey Quarterly newsletter article entitled, “Where are the jobs.” Given the questions that I have had on this, I’ll share my thoughts that came from my response to her: he key job growth [...]

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