Crazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)

Send us Fan Mail Do you need to fire someone?  Were you recently fired?  To have an impact on a business, firing people is more important than hiring.  Discover what 36 hours of pain actually means in business.  I share examples that you will relate to as an employee and a manager.  Whether leadership is in your future or a present reality, you will learn powerful tools for managing people.  Don&a...

Send us Fan Mail The mass exodus of people leaving New York will cause a residential real estate crisis.  Now, office workers are reluctant to return to the city.  Commercial real estate is going to be the next domino to fall.  An economically weak city (before the pandemic) will be devastated when people and businesses do not return in force.  Our once beautiful city is in crisis.  Can it recover...

Send us Fan Mail I wish I could tell you that these managers are like the fabled unicorn and only exist in lore; or they have been sighted like Bigfoot but never really proven to exist.  But alas, they do indeed exist.  I will admit they are a rare combination of human reality that spells misery for those unfortunate enough to work for them.  Like mutants, they are hidden among normal management g...

Send us Fan Mail Should schools be open everywhere in the United States? Should schools be open everywhere in the world? What does the data say?  Is it safe for our precious children?  Is it safe for teachers?  Follow the data from scientists and economists.  You just might be surprised!  Share this with others.

Send us Fan Mail If you are unhappy with any aspect of your life, ask yourself what actions am I taking to change.  Own the actions in your life.  Stop blaming others or external realities.  Stop blaming Covid-19, the pandemic, the economy, your neighborhood, your family, or your circumstances.  These are all excuses.  Stop being a victim. There are four choices when it comes to the action we take...

Send us Fan Mail I don’t mean some businesses.  I mean all businesses.  The pandemic is even good for the small hotel, suffering with low occupancy.  From the struggling restaurant to the giant airline, all businesses should benefit from the economic decline associated with Covid-19.  Just like a trip to the dentist; what we “need” might not be pleasurable, yet it is good for us in the long run. ...

Send us Fan Mail Listen to a real time examination of headlines between two U.S. Media sources.  Is an omission a lie?  Is a partial truth a lie?  The polarization in the United Stated is because of the media.  We expect politicians to be opposed; however, the hate and negativity in society today rests solely in the media's hands.  No longer can we get objective news.  We are being fed (24 ho...

Send us Fan Mail You take a wrong turn and find yourself surrounded by a mob.  What do you do?  This is a real situation that can easily occur if you are in the wrong place at the wrong time.  Do you allow the crowd to control the situation?  Or, do you attempt to leave the scene?  What if people are blocking your path to safety?  What do you do?

Send us Fan Mail The mainstream media will likely not share this, so we are sharing some good news about Covid-19 and herd immunity.  Can humans beat the coronavirus?  Is light at the end of the pandemic tunnel?  Let's talk about Iceland; reports from the New England Journal of Medicine and Bloomberg News.

Send us Fan Mail I want to share a letter I penned to all hiring managers from the perspective of the "A" player looking for work.  Listen to what this person has to say.  Absorb it.  Act upon it.  If you recover from COVID-19 with the same team you had…or worse, a weaker team…shame on you!  If you are a CEO, HR manager, or anyone who oversees hiring for an organization…this is for you! 

Send us Fan Mail Your boss sucks and you just cannot quit.  We are in a pandemic and jobs are scarce.  In this episode, I describe three common bad bosses.  Even better, I provide detailed tips so you can survive a crappy supervisor or manager.  Do you want to diagnose your bad boss?  Does any of this sound familiar?

Send us Fan Mail Thinking of starting a business or a podcast?  Discover some life "hacks" to thrive in the digital world.  We talked about LinkedIn, podcasting, and making a presence online with some easy to use best practices.  We also talked entrepreneurship in the post Covid-19 business world.  He shares his favorite "gadget" as well as advice for his younger self.  Hang on...

Send us Fan Mail I made a commitment to myself several years ago that I would live my life like a proton.  My mission in life is to spread my positive charge to everyone I meet, with every encounter, and with every opportunity to speak or teach others.  Of course, we know there are many electrons (negative charge) and even some neutrons with no charge at all.  Being positive is a choice.  We choos...

Send us Fan Mail Stop being so nice all the time.  It makes people want to puke; enough already!  Like eating too much candy at one time, it just doesn’t sit well on the stomach.  There is a difference in being nice and being kind.  Clear is kind. Accountability is kind.  Consistency is kind.  Discipline is kind.  Too many people confuse niceness with kindness.  There is a vast difference between...

Send us Fan Mail Imagine small children playing a game of tag close to a large pride of lions on the savannas of Africa. Can you see it?  This perilous situation is the reality facing most sales professionals today.  Innocence and ignorance are two sides of the same reality.  Most salespeople are both innocent and ignorant.  They are innocent until they have been violated by a cruel prospect.  The...

Send us Fan Mail Wisconsin leader mandates masks (face coverings) on video conferencing calls; even when home alone.  How will this impact the team?  Will an extreme position become detrimental?  Judge for yourself!

Send us Fan Mail Sweden implemented a different approach to Covid-19.  Businesses were not shuttered.  Gyms and bars stayed open (with some changes).  The economy of Sweden did not shut down.  Primary schools have remained open.  Discover the results (free of politics) regarding the Swedish strategy.

Send us Fan Mail I have committed to stop giving a crap about too many things at one time.  I am not saying this is easy.  I am predisposed to worry so giving a crap is definitely in my “wheelhouse” as they say.  I have learned we only have a certain amount of bandwidth for what matters in life.  It is easy to dilute our present with too many things that just don’t matter in the long-run.  

Send us Fan Mail How do you get found in a world with seven billion people?  Heather shares advice and we talk gadgets!  Discover interesting things about Denver, Colorado and life during the pandemic.  She talks about her spirit animal and thoughts regarding failure in life. Don't miss this fascinating conversation with a trailblazer who spent time with Yahoo!

Send us Fan Mail I am on a journey to better sleep.  Join me to follow my search for better ZZZZs.  In this episode, I discuss my choice in a mattress.  Discover what to look for and how much to spend on a mattress.  I suffered from shoulder and hip pain at night.  This is no longer a problem for me!

Send us Fan Mail Meet native Texan, Aaron McFatridge.  We talk Texas snakes, Covid-18.2 (because its getting weaker in Texas), wearing a mask (the great mask debate), and the economy for good measure.  Oh yeah, listen to a couple of Texans discuss the Cybertruck from Tesla.  Elon Musk chooses Texans to build his trucks!  Smart move?  Crazy times from the Lone Star State!

Send us Fan Mail Today, many people feel muzzled at work.  Opinions about anything controversial are no longer accepted.  Conversations are mitigated to the point that everyone assumes most people think and believe the same way or the opposite way.  This is dangerous.  We need sincere dialogue with each other to understand other points of view.  

Send us Fan Mail Work from home (WFH) and recent events will create a mass exodus from some large cities over the next two years. American cities are going to decline post pandemic.  “The great American city” has lost the battle for the hearts and minds of residents.  Once the place of opportunity, many have become too expensive and now too dangerous.  WFH has become the super highway for resident...

Send us Fan Mail Universities will be a casualty of Covid-19.  Many will not survive the wake of this virus.  Essential skills will dominate formal education post-pandemic.   Was a shift to skills over education already in place? Have universities priced themselves out of reach?  Have some colleges become a political echo chamber for a contracting audience?  Mike Rowe (Dirty Jobs) has been espousi...

Send us Fan Mail Nosey Rhino loves talking sheep.  He talks sheep about everyone and everything.  For Nosey Rhino, analogies clarify roles to help understand how humans position themselves among others.  Nosey Rhino loves to judge people because they are the most interesting animals.  He maintains a curious perspective on people and the crazy things they do.  Let’s take a look.