There is no such thing as throwing something away. There is no ‘away’. Once our trash gets hauled off, it becomes someone else’s problem. Out of sight, buried in landfill or incinerated and spewing megatons of dioxin in the air. What’s dioxin? The deadliest toxin known to science. Meanwhile, we’ve made consumption a way of …
Now that 29 states have approved marijuana use, I wondered how it’s affecting job performance? Are remote workers staying focused? Or does their home office resemble a Cheech & Chong movie? There’s not much research on the subject, beyond the obvious. If you’re an air traffic controller, Uber driver or operate a chainsaw, …
I often quote the late Peter Drucker who said, “culture eats strategy for breakfast”. A healthy office culture is what inspires us to go to work each day. But, as more people work from home, the notion of a company culture is being tested. Big time. Over the past few months, we’ve learned to work …
I heard a fascinating conversation between music writer Bob Lefsetz and Michael Rapino, the CEO of Live Nation. With no concerts to produce, their stock in the toilet and thousands of employees on the payroll, Live Nation was on the ropes. So, Rapino had to make some tough choices. And he made them fast. Most …
I have seen the future of healthcare. After several attempts, I found a primary care physician who’s accepting new patients. Since the pandemic, it’s not easy. And many doctors are booked-up for weeks. I was due for a physical, most of which can be done virtually. So I settled for a video chat with Dr. …
I’m not surprised how many companies were crushed by the pandemic. But, I’m shocked at how quickly it happened. Without warning, office towers were emptied, malls were deserted and movie theaters closed, for good. Meanwhile, thousands of new ventures have sprouted up through the rubble. People began to re-think their daily grind and launched start-ups …
Heard any good jokes lately? Me neither. After a soul-crushing year, we’ve sorely missed the sound of laughter. Man, we could use a good chuckle. But, humor has been in short supply. Laughter has the power to lift our spirits, to heal and bring us together. In happier times, we had clever comics and late-night …
We’re trapped at home as the pandemic rages. We’re eager to find the path forward, to pivot and reinvent. Easier said than done. But not impossible. It’s sad to watch proud, iconic companies decay. But maybe Covid was a blessing for them. A natural thinning of shops and bars that were already teetering on the …
Is it just me? Or is it nearly impossible to keep up with all the streaming movies and TV shows? When the pandemic hit, we headed indoors – and turned on our TVs. Almost immediately, streaming videos exploded in popularity, gave a wedgie to network TV and made us forget about movie theaters. More than …
We’re tired of being stuck at home, bored out of our minds. We’re so starved for entertainment, we’ll blow two hours on Tiger King. Now, it’s drive-in concerts. I really miss live music. But I’ll pass on parking lot shows. When the pandemic shut down movie theaters, streamers like Netflix filled the void. But concerts …
