Entropy Always Increases — The second law of thermodynamics applied to business management

Why do we experience time in one direction? In other words, why do we remember the past, and know nothing about the future. Why do I observe an egg falling off my counter and…

Fat, Old and Pre-Diabetic

I had my annual physical the other day. I was all excited thinking I was going to ace it. Boy was I wrong.

A couple of months go I realized I was getting a little flabby. Around the same time I watched this HBO documentary called The Weight of The Nation…

My Leadership Style

My wife Kelly was preparing for a job interview, and turned some of the prep questions around on me. She asked me to describe my leadership style. She stumped me. At first, I blamed the question. How could one sum up something as complex as leadership with a few simple buzz words? I turned the…

Management Skills: Decision Making

“Let’s get the burrito bowls again. You go first,” I said to my wife. We were at Chipotle, a burrito bar restaurant for the millionth time.

“Brown or white rice?” asked the burrito barista.

2012 Election: My Views, Votes and Predictions

I started nibbling on the election coverage late last year, and during the primary season the hook was set. All year I’ve been reeled in by CNN, NPR, the Wall Street Journal, and all of your Twitter and Facebook posts.Tonight is election eve, and…

Having Kids Won’t Kill Your Career, But Seeking Work/Life Balance Might

Kids are generally thought of as little career killers for their parents. I can understand why. Kids take up a lot of a parent’s time with their need for attention and supervision, and time is a manager’s…

How I Ended Up In Connecticut: Part 2

I spent my first few weeks as manager of the River City Grille at the Hartford/Windsor…

Moneyball

I watched the new Brad Pitt movie Moneyball the other night. Pitt plays Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane, who in 2002 led his baseball team to an American League record twenty wins in a row. The A’s accomplished this with a shoestring $41 million payroll. Before the 2002 season, the New York…