I just saw the Star Trek: Wrath of Khan again. It was the second of the Star Trek movie series. One of the comments which Spock made about Khan was that he was intelligent but not experienced. Intelligence is one thing. Experience is another. Experience is one thing. Intelligence is another. They are 2 different [...]

It comes as no surprise that, the higher the economic prosperity, the less the birth rate. The lower the economic prosperity, the higher the birth rate. As a country’s become more economically prosperous, the birth rate declines. Original writing date: November 10, 2006

It doesn’t look that way to an entrepreneur because an entrepreneur is driven by opportunity, not by conservation of assets. An entrepreneur is not a gambler, by a long shot. However, an entrepreneur is, by definition, enormously optimistic. If an entrepreneur were seeing the glass as half empty, he or she would not be an [...]

What is ethics? It is a system or code of values to guide man’s choices and actions. But here’s a question – Is ethics a subjective luxury or an objective necessity? Original writing date: July 18, 2007

Most deals are done out of weakness rather than strength. Original writing date: July 9, 2007 The concept is regeneration. In other words, it’s not a question of survival or even healing; it’s a question of actual regeneration of the injured area, enterprise or product. Original writing date: February 12, 2007

I’ve seen the difference between a controlled contraction and a freefall. While I don’t like either one, I’ll take a controlled contraction anytime over a freefall. In a controlled contraction, you are, as best as you can, responding to your ambient environment just a wee bit ahead of the impending force, and controlling the outcomes, [...]

Three critical attributes of a leader. 1. A leader looks to the future, prepared to seed a future benefit in exchange for a present burden. 2. A leader takes repercussions. A leader accepts personal accountability for the decision and for the consequences. 3. A leader doesn’t pander to the lowest common denominator. A leader articulates [...]

An exceptional company has to have exceptional results and an exceptional culture. You can’t have one without the other and still be exceptional. Original wrting date: July 18, 2007

You know, as I was sitting there on the porch of a North Carolina cabin, in the chilling yet refreshing air, I was looking out at the magnificent scenery which included the trees, the brush, the light snow which had fallen on the ground, and a panoramic view of the valley below. It was truly [...]

I upgraded to First Class on a couple recent trips I took. I was flying United Airlines. On my first leg, from Orlando to San Francisco, the plane was delayed two hours even though it was supposed to have taken off at 8:20 in the morning. The second leg, from San Francisco to San Diego, [...]