The Greening of America…

Last year around this time, I made a bet with a German colleague of mine that the U.S. was no closer to becoming a greener nation… unless it made financial sense to do so (i.e. the costs to be green are not worth  the effort).  He tended to agree, but thought the U.S. was a [...]

The Future’s So Bright…

I continue to believe that AMR is doing the best job at connecting the dots between the “Analyst” world of business and the “real” world of business. This piece by CEO Tony Friscia highlights the challenges businesses face in trying to position themselves for the future. This opening piece paints the picture the [...]

3 Dots… and an earthquake…

Earthquake?  In the Midwest?  That’s right, our family was greeted with some tremors from a 5.4 earthquake that hit ~200 miles away… We all woke up wondering what could make our house shake like it was… lamps, shades, anything not nailed down was shaking…  It was over in about 20 seconds and I commented  that [...]

My alma mater is a Social Butterfly…

As an Ohio State grad, I get various e-mails talking about the latest/greatest research projects, new ventures etc going on there. Yesterday the top story was O.S.YouTube on their foray into the social media world with facebook, youtube and flickr. Makes sense… another way to reach out to future/current customers (prospective and current [...]

FUD… At the “World Wide Leader”

As I wrote last week, I wanted to take a look at the use of FUD in the business world… I see it used all the time in my current role, both successfully and unsuccessfully. It was interesting as I thought of writing on this that I came across an article in Street [...]

Summer won’t be the same…

Just realized last night during the Reds game that no longer will I be able to hear Joe Nuxhall make the radio call for Reds games.  (Though he retired a few years ago, he did a lot of fill in as fans clamored for his return)  “Nuxie” passed away in the offseason and leaves a [...]