[Advice] The Realities of Bootstrapping

Here’s what the eponymous “they” don’t tell the massive, faceless “you” about bootstrapping a project. The most stressful part of bootstrapping is that the creditors call all the time: They call about the mortgage payment that’s late. They call about the credit card bill you haven’t paid yet. They call Read more…

This Memorial Day…

The history of military service for humanity in general is based in three principles: Having the courage to die in order to accomplish a hard thing Having the obedience to follow orders that may make no sense Having the innocence to be willing to die for the resolution of the Read more…

Guest Blogger Shem Cohen: Keys to Family Business Success

Shem Cohen of Change Events, Inc. is a widely recognized change management and organizational development consultant with over 20 years of experience in the Albany area of upstate NY. Check out Shem’s website at http://shemcohen.com/. [slideshare id=28203245&style=border-width: 1px 1px 0; border: 1px solid #CCC; margin-bottom: 5px;&sc=no] Keys to Family Business Read more…

[Opinion] The Idolatry of Selfie

I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but the selfie is on the rise. So is being famous just for being famous. And there are parents out there that are using their children to promote fashions, lifestyles and conscious ways of being. All of this may just be fancy marketing, attention Read more…

Well That Went Viral

Well, that went viral. How often do we note that now, in the post-social environment that we all now inhabit? Going viral can be a good thing for an idea, a change or a movement. Going viral can be a bad idea for a team conflict, poisonous personalities and bad Read more…

[Advice] Ethical One-Way Streets

The European High Court handed down their opinion dubbed the “right to be forgotten.” What’s missing in all of the subsequent debate occurring around issue of privacy versus censorship,  is the very real issue about a lack of organizational (read “Googles’”) ethical dealing. “Organizations are seeking honest, fair, reliable, benevolent Read more…

2 Cups of Active Listening

There are two parts to active listening. The listening without speaking part is obvious. What’s not so obvious is the listening with honor consideration and caring. These require exercising patience, which goes out of the window if you are dialed in on what you’re saying and thinking–and how to respond Read more…