“I realized I needed things you can’t give me.” From an email to all company employees by a departing employee (Reminiscent of “It’s not you, it’s me” said by “Gwen” to George Costanzo on Seinfeld) In vogue at the moment is the “farewell email” wherein one departing a company sends a company-wide email announcing his […]
“If people don’t want to come out to the ballpark, nobody’s gonna stop ’em.” Yogi Berra So, too, if people don’t want to work at their current place of employment anymore, “nobody’s gonna stop ‘em.” This blog and the next will address what has been dubbed the Great Resignation – the fact so many people […]
“Even thinking about the future will cause it to change.” Thomas Frey, futurist As readers of our book and followers of our blog can attest, the LOA! team is not reluctant to apply sports analogies, metaphors, and lessons to the business world. So a short feature in the Wall Street Journal caught our eye. This […]
“Labels are for filing. Labels are for clothing. Labels are not for people.” Martina Navratilova, winner of 59 grand slam titles, including 18 singles, 31 doubles, and 10 mixed doubles The LOA! team (all two of us) are avid tennis fans, so it’s time that we opened one of our blogs with a quote from […]
“Once every twenty years you forget your place . . . there’s no place for emotion in this. You of all people should understand. Business is business.” Don Eladio to Gustavo Fring in Better Call Saul Season Five of Better Call Saul just concluded in dramatic fashion and the final episode contained a scene that […]
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 […]
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