“I’ll bet Larry’s in heaven. He been trying to social distance for years.” Cheryl Hines, referring to Larry David The COVID-19 pandemic is the epitome of a dreaded “black swan” event – an unforeseen, out-of-the-ordinary event of devastating impact. Economies the world over are shut down in an attempt to slow the spread of the […]
“In crisis times . . . everyone gets much more focused on how they control their own economic destiny.” Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn There will be times when your company is under duress and the business world, and the press, are watching. As we said in Look Out Above!, perhaps following a natural disaster, […]
In the Chinese language, the word “crisis” is composed of two characters, one representing danger and the other, opportunity. John F. Kennedy Seems like most everything is cancelled as we semi self-quarantine as a nation in response to the Coronavirus. Who knew what “social distancing” was a month ago? Did the concept even exist a […]
“If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs . . .” If, by Rudyard Kipling Here’s some “Breaking News,” as the media likes to say. There’s this coronavirus (aka COVID-19) going around and, unlike most “Breaking News,” it’s important and it’s impacting lives. The good news is that the overwhelming […]
“Jack was always direct, but his frankness was appealing and effective.” Jeffrey Immelt, successor to Jack Welch as General Electric CEO Former General Electric (GE) CEO Jack Welch died earlier this week. While this news perhaps evokes a “Who was he?” response from Millennials and Gen Z’ers, Baby Boomers know Welch as the brash “celebrity” […]
“Never ruin an apology with an excuse.” Benjamin Franklin So the Astros got busted for cheating (please see our last blog). Now comes the apology part, right? After hiring a PR firm to presumably help craft the message, club owner Jim Crane held a press conference to – one would have hoped – apologize and […]
“If you know how to cheat, start now.” Baltimore manager Earl Weaver, to pitcher Ross Grimsley on the mound While Weaver’s remark was meant as a joke, Major League Baseball’s current cheating scandal is not so funny – it’s the sport’s biggest scandal since the steroid era. Turns out the Houston Astros have been cheating […]
Ground Control to Major Tom Take your protein pills and put your helmet on Ground Control to Major Tom (ten, nine, eight, seven, six) Commencing countdown, engines on (five, four, three) Check ignition and may God’s love be with you (two, one, liftoff) David Bowie, Space Oddity Now comes Richard Branson who, through his company […]
Queen Elizabeth: My husband is required to speak publicly. Lionel Logue: Perhaps he should change jobs. Queen Elizabeth: He can’t. Lionel Logue: Indentured servitude? Queen Elizabeth: Something of that nature, yes.” From the film, “The King’s Speech” Well, not a speech from the king exactly, but a speech from the 6th in line to be […]
“The journey of 1,000 miles starts with a single step.” Chinese Proverb When asked if he could give his kids any advice, actor Robert De Niro responded: “I’d just want them to be happy. To do what they really want to do and to follow through on the things they think they want to do, […]
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