The concept is evolutionary cosmology. Original writing date: July 3, 2006 The concept is “Evolutionary Enlightenment.” Original writing date: February 28, 2006

Who are my heroes? The people who have withstood the test of time. Walton. Gates. Buffett. Vanderbilt. Mellon. Ford. Rockefeller. The people who have withstood the battle… and survived. Those are the heroes. There’s not a moment in time which is not, in some way, fraught with challenges. But, at the end of the day, [...]

It was the Monmouth County racetrack in Central New Jersey. I must have been about 15, or something thereabouts. My sister—six years older—was dating a fellow a couple years older whose father was very much into the horses. He had a horse whose name was Native Heir. It was quite the talk of the family—Joy, [...]

When I look back in time, will I ever be able to find anything more emotionally satisfying than having raised my three sweetie pies? The memories I carry of them, along with the pictures that help me reminisce as I recreate those moments, can never be replaced by anything else I could possibly do or [...]

The concept is administrative guidance or executive guidance; the concept is Immediate Feedback Response (IFR). IFR provides sightless navigation to the pilots, who represent your executive team. Original writing date: November 10, 2006 The concept is Ushpizin (Holy Guests). Original writing date: November 14, 2005

We’re not exactly sure what happened. “Kevin” was a wonderful associate (we call employees “associates”). He came whenever, he had a great disposition, he was truly grateful when he was appreciated, and everything else that you could imagine. He worked for us for about 2 years. And then one day it happened. What did happen? [...]

The concept of organization is certainly not a new one as one looks back over centuries of history. Aristotle, for example, referred to the importance of organization in his discussion of household management in his book, The Politics of Aristotle. In discussing the managerial hierarchy, he noted that there is only one situation in which [...]

Find the best people. World class company with world class products. Build a learning organization. Values define management structure. Better than the best company. Strategic targets motivate. Managers facilitate. Boundary-less company. Values and people. Common theme for all companies. To be relentlessly committed to be better than the best, operating on a global level, in [...]

How do you minimize resistance to the acceptance of a new product? 1. You make the products which have strong feature sets, potentially 10 times better (but require behavioral compatibility). 2. You look for the unendowed, those people who do not have incumbent or legacy product use. 3. You find believers who truly value the [...]

Matter is energy in waiting. Original writing date: October 30, 2006