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Online Degrees: For Real?
How does learning occur? How do you know that learning has occurred? What about knowledge? How is knowledge transferred? How are skills acquired? What about…
July 8, 2009
Read The Footnotes: Jim Rogers
Jim Rogers is a successful author and investment guru from the old school. The “best advice” he ever received was to “read everything… (if) you…
July 7, 2009
Saying So Doesn’t Make It So
Normally, it takes 3 full years to get a J.D. degree (Juris Doctorate or Doctor of Law) and 2 years to get an M.B.A. Frequently…
June 24, 2009
PopCap: Penny Wise, Pound Foolish
Beware the Law of Unintended Consequences. Think twice about what you are truly incentivizing. Even though we often approach it as a single-move, one- or…
June 12, 2009
Marriot: Your customer service is only as good as your vendors
There is a Marriott in Miami Beach where I occasionally eat breakfast because it is close, opens early, and the food is decent. There is…
June 4, 2009
Our Actions Influence Our Feelings
Occasionally I hear people say, “I can’t help it. I just feel that way.” It turns out, we have more control over our emotions than…
May 12, 2009
Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics: Part 2
To make good decisions it helps to start with complete, solid data. In other words, reality. However, the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but…
April 23, 2009
Beware the Middleman: ~ $800 Million For Doing Nada
I’ve never been fond of “middlemen.” I prefer as direct and efficient a chain of connection and distribution as possible. Each point, person, or entity…
April 15, 2009
The Opposite of Love
The opposite of love is not hate but indifference. Of no importance, concern, or interest. Not caring, not willing to make an effort. Love is…
April 9, 2009
Sometimes All Is Not As It Seems
Fortune magazine cover: “The 100 Best Companies To Work For” One assumes that the list splashed across the cover was complied by Fortune’s staff, its…
April 2, 2009
PopCap: 5% Truth, 95% BS
(A Populist Capitalist Blog) We can always find ways to justify the junket we want to take, the perk of which we are most fond.…
March 27, 2009