Responding to the DIY Phenomenon

Responding to the DIY Phenomenon

We could be the biggest pantyhose seller in America, but we don’t want to weaken the link in shoppers’ minds between Home Depot and do-it-yourself projects. Bernard Marcus As a company that has traditionally provided all of these services (and more) for 45...
Time to Recharge

Time to Recharge

The purpose of a vacation is to have the time to rest.   But many of us, even when we go on vacation, don’t know how to rest.   We may even come back more tired than before we left. Nhat Hanh I know there are many different definitions , of what a vacation looks...

Stats and Sports

The World Cup is a very complicated tournament – six games, seven if you make it to the final – and maybe if you lose one game you’re out, even if you’re the best. Pele Over the last ten years , since the book Moneyball came out, analytics have...

Meeting Madness

It used to be presumed that if you weren’t at your desk working, you weren’t working,  But we said,  ‘Why can’t we make a workplace where casual meetings are as important as working at your desk?’   Sometimes that’s where your...

Social Media for fun or for profit?

When I hear people debate the ROI of social media?   It makes me remember why so many business fail.   Most businesses are not playing the marathon.   They’re playing the sprint.   They’re not worried about lifetime value and retention.   They’re...