Popularity is Suffocating Talent

I have in the past professed my love of Tim Tebow on this blog.  What I loved about Tebow last year was that he represented a disruption of the status quo and a poke in the eye to “the experts.”  Tebow’s play illustrated that there might be...

Leapfrogging over Best Practices

Recently, the New World of Work blog ran a post about the developing nations of Africa that was really intriguing.  In talking about the physical infastructure of an entire country, the author suggests that “infrastructure can be hacked.”...

Time to Replace our Broken Tools

Last night, we decided to give my two year old son, Colton, a haircut.  Fortunately, he’s a kid that looks good with a buzz cut because that’s the only haircut we know how to make happen.  So, in preparation, I went to the closet and pulled out...

When does Drama kill Talent?

One of my favorite bands of all time is Aerosmith.  They were at their peak popularity as I grew I up, so their music is woven into my history.  In my teens, I sat in my bedroom with my electric guitar practicing the guitar lick from the beginning of Love in...

Business is Always Personal

One of the lessons I was taught early on in my career was to always remember, “it’s not personal, it’s business.”  It was well intended advice that generally comes in handy whenever a nasty customer rears their head or you get in a major...
Jason Lauritsen