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A customer’s perception determines their evaluation of you…

May 2, 2012

In a recent interview, New York Times columnist David Brooks remarked he was disappointed with President Obama — and with his own decision to vote for Obama in the election four years ago. Conversely, he also mentioned his good friend, the Washington Post’s E.J. Dionne, was excited by Obama, and happy in how he had [...]

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Beware of bias…

February 3, 2012

Back when I was involved a bit in local television news — I was a free-lance anchor and entertainment commentator for the CBS affiliate in Indianapolis in the late ’80′s and early ’90′s — a broadcast veteran and I were talking about the media’s role in reporting Presidential politics. “Watch the next campaign,” he wisely [...]

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Again, the customer ALWAYS wins…

3 comments September 23, 2011

Two stories in today’s New York Times struck me as bellwether examples of why customers — in the long run — ALWAYS win. And, why it does little good to try to “fight” them, if you are a finance or technology manager. Story one — Leo Apothaker is out, Meg Whitman is in at HP. [...]

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A business lesson from a global event…

May 3, 2011

I’m always seeking management and personal development insights from non-business events. I guess it’s just the way my brain is wired…I believe too many of us are so focused upon our own respective organizations, we often fail to glean great lessons from the world around us. I noticed something in regards to the stories surrounding [...]

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