The power of a good concierge
I remember it vividly. Somehow, I was in charge of finding a restaurant for 20 people at a conference. I had been to Chicago before, but I was far from ...
The latest from Anthony Demangone
The CEO of Campbell’s Soup recently announced her resignation. Abruptly.
Something must have happened, but I didn’t see why. Then I read this in the Wall Street Journal. As Americans become more adventurous with the grocery cart, food ...
How you do the next thing…
This phrase keeps popping up in stories that I read. “How you do the next thing is likely how you’ll do everything.” I tried to find ...
Who is your competition?
It looks like Bank of America is playing offense. A recent article notes that the bank is adding 5,400 jobs and 500 branches nationwide. With that in mind, it ...
The weakest link
A good friend of mine learned that his son made the lacrosse team. That’s great news. And bad news – because now you have to buy all the ...
We’ve been there before
This year, my Nittany Lions ran into a very good, and very prepared Ohio State Buckeye team. It was a great game, but we came up short. Just short, but ...
72 hours and counting…
A recent survey of executives, managers and professionals (EMPs) found that their average work-week was 72 hours. 72 hours. But a blog post (HBR.org) that analyzed the study really ...
5 big questions for your board
A massive survey (McKinseyQuarterly.com) of corporate directors found that the “average” director knows far more about their company’s finances than they do about risks facing ...