Born Lucky: Playing Warren Buffett’s Ovarian Lottery

Warren Buffett says he was born lucky. Being born in America, in the 1930s, without having to overcome barriers of race or gender, combined with the power of compound interest, allowed Buffett to amass one of the greatest personal…

Interview Series: How to Answer Behavior-Based Interview Questions

The Best Books For Managers

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Some of my management books on their way to be donated to the library.[/caption]

I’ve been kicked out of my home office. Again. First my son was born, and he stole it…

The Nature of Emigration and the Morality of Immigration Reform

My wife and I are children of immigrants, just like almost everyone else who lives in America. While it is unlikely that any serious immigration legislation will pass this congress, we have a responsibility to discuss…

Management Skills: Run a Tight Ship

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The Temptation of Waste and The Fall of Organizations

The greatest trick Waste ever pulled was convincing the Organization it didn’t exist.

Waste does not look like an enemy, it appears as a friend-in-need. Waste is the extra team member that can lighten the load…

Six Months With No TV (Kind of)

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Profit and Loss: My definition of a business and the role of leaders

“Business” is just a made up word for a group of people who decide to work together towards a common goal that they feel will help them achieve their own personal goals. This collective pursuit is only possible…

Should I Get an MBA?

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The path to an MBA.[/caption]

One sunny summer day, when I was 25, I was driving along the Massachusetts Turnpike between stores, and, from no where, an idea popped into my head…

Work Marathons

Sometimes you need to work more than five days in a row. What are you going to do, cry about it?