Spending my saturday evening in Philippines watching the movie “outsourced” and it is really hitting home. While I have never been to India, I am actually upset, when I was at Deutsche Bank, I PASSED UP THE OPPORTUNITY!! I was on the trading floor in New York, and my manager came up and [...]
Lammy, my number 1 blog commenter these days, shared with me this funny comic about the way management structures actually work. But Lammy, please realize this is probably written or drawn by the guy “at the bottom”. I think most staff think its soooo easy to be a big boss, don’t have pressure [...]
Just read a great article – where all that money went from the financial meltdown that came from the NY times. It speaks of how in the past couple years, American households have lost 11 trillion dollars of WEALTH.
But then it says, WHAT IS WEALTH , what is being rich? The quote a [...]
I am waiting in the lobby of shangri la hotel in tsim sha tsui meeting my friend scott taylor from delta tau delta fraternity, he and i met in a leadership academy (2001) in west Virginia, he went to Georgia tech in atlanta – i was at Stevens tech in new jersey. We met again [...]
Something for people who are building a personal brand.
Tag Heuer to drop Tiger Woods from US campaigns
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Swiss watch maker Tag Heuer said Friday that it will “downscale” its use of golfer Tiger Woods’ image in its advertising campaigns for the foreseeable future.
The company said it will continue its relationship with Woods [...]
The older i get, the more i keep realizing, companies aren’t products or services….they are groups of people fighting to grow – working hard to add value to an industry, to educate people in their following, and to build a great team.
Thats why i realize its essential to attract and retain top performers in the [...]
“Too many people spend money they haven’t earned for things they dont like to impress people they dont like” – Will Smith
This is a great quote…i mean, funny because its so damn true!! But sad at the same time.
And its even sadder because i would have to say americans are feeling the after effects [...]
I have been spending a lot of time with my friend Jon Conte, whom I met in ITALY back in 2003 when we were part of a scholarship program for Italian Americans to learn about their heritage in Italy…..we were both living in New York at the time, so after our return from italy, we [...]
I have to admit, it has always been difficult for me to fully trust a person…..which, is the opposite many people think of me. Often i am told i trust too easily (especially what chinese people say about all foreigners), BUT i think my main difference is that i trust easily on a limited [...]
With all the things I’ve been getting involved with, I think back to an interesting story…I think it was good, reliable, relaxed friend Scott Katin. Well, before I start reflecting on it, let me do my best to re-write it here.
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Story of 2 Fishermen
2 fishermen are sitting in on a quiet beach, each day [...]
I am back from a trip to Ningbo…and I didn’t have access to email…so now I am digging through 493 new emails…thus I am writing this “complaining” post, enjoy! and let me know what you think
“did you get my email about that notice”, “dont you read my email?”. Then there are the guys who write [...]
“A man who never made a mistake, never made anything” – Richard Branson.
that quote inspires me! I relate to it in the fact that I am taking risks, many of which people think I am crazy to do. But I think to myself, I only live once, and if I make [...]
Today I received an email from a friend back in the US. I will not disclose the person, but it made me realize “is it that bad in USA?”.
I remember back when I was home in America, people were buying houses, maxing up credit cards. Didn’t seem to be hard to [...]
(my mom still isn’t up to emailing – and posted me this clipping from the local Florida newspaper….haha, good timing!)
Keep pushing forward, but I keep telling myself – no more mister nice guy – should I change and not care as much about how others feel?
I feel I’ve gotten more agressive, as I get deeper [...]
I believe this financial disaster, while really is sad, is a wake up call. Where did this money come from? It was a house of cards. But what this means to me is that the US dollar will be less of a dominant force in the future. While this tragedy is [...]
