The Future of Retail: Republished
{In December of 2012 I wrote the following article, republished here in it's entirety:}The Future of RetailTL;DR – The retail industry should look closely at current and future reality. Many retail...
View ArticleThe Future of Retail: Revised
Nearly 3 years ago I wrote an article entitled The Future of Retail, which I just republished here. Amazon has just opened a physical book store, and I predict this will evolve into more than just...
View ArticleCulture is JiuJitsu
"Culture eats strategy for lunch" -Peter DruckerI was sitting in a meeting and could not recall the commonly understood academic reasoning behind this famous quote, so I had to improvise and talk about...
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The Riddle of the Suit
My company recently took professional pictures of all employees. I really appreciate this. It's fun for most people, and it's fun to observe the squirming objections of those who don't want their...
View ArticleCulture is The Economy
Depending on where your political beliefs fall, you may smile or cringe when a politician or the chair of The Fed announces they are going to do something about the economy. Altering the law or...
View ArticleThoughts on Getting Fired
I recently read this article on The Atlantic: http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/05/my-secret-shame/476415/ . While I am not one of the majority discussed in this article*, the ideas...
View ArticleThe Living Room Floor
Over the years, I have struggled to describe the frustration of building on top of systems full of technical debt to my non technical friends. I have never cared for drawing comparisons between...
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