In order for a company to exist 20, 50, or 100 years from now, it must be adaptive. The secret sauce to being adaptive as a company is employing people with entrepreneurial talent. These aren’t necessarily people who have started or desire to start a business. Rather, […]
Are standard mortgages outdated? Dangerous? To blame for the financial crisis?
Atif Mian and Amir Sufi, two economists and authors of the new book House of Debt: How They (and You) Caused the Great Recession, and How We Can Prevent it From Happening Again, certainly think so.
As stated in […]
In a world that always seems to be about “me first,” it can be hard to see the value of niceness in the business world. It turns out that there may be more to altruism than vague moral brownie points: being nice and helpful can pay […]
I am not easily impressed when it comes to customer service.
I have also come to expect great service from Amazon and UPS. This time, they blew me away.
I had sent a book through Amazon to a business associate. Somehow, I entered the wrong address. A […]
I travel every week and fly over 100 flights a year. It doesn’t happen often, but sometimes a flight cancels and I am stuck trying to get to my destination. This is especially tough when there is bad weather and a lot of flights cancel at […]
Free car for a week? Sure. I drive strictly an electric vehicle and public transportation these days, but couldn’t pass up GM’s generous offer to review their Crossover SUV “Traverse”. It’s the best of all possible worlds. A vehicle that drives like a luxury car, carries 7 people like a mini van and hauls […]