When the Game Stands Tall opens in movie theatres this Friday. It’s the story of De La Salle’s (Concord, California) storied high school football program under coach Bob Ladouceur. De La Salle won
Yesterday afternoon my thoughts turned to Bridges Restaurant in Danville, California. No, I wasn’t hungry. I was sad. Bridges is a popular, high-end restaurant in our (San Francisco Bay) area. Some of Mrs.
There are words that seemingly don’t go together. Consider: Jumbo shrimp benign neglect passionate professional We have funnyman George Carlin to thank for his hilarious parody on jumbo shrimp. It’s perhaps Carlin’s most
Yes, you heard right. Here’s the reference: Company Limits Bathroom Breaks To Six Minutes a Day No doubt there was some employee shenanigans (think: excessive Facebooking and texting on mobile devices in the
It was John Bogle, the founder and former chairman of Vanguard, that noted that ‘the most important things in life are often the most difficult to measure’. How true—especially things like trust. In
Many of you have heard me rail against so-called training methods that prove ineffective. Long story short, lots of training is a waste of time and money. At least that’s the way I
Many of you know I teach in the business school of one of San Francisco Bay Area’s local universities. The course work for one sixteen-week class involves an instructional tag-team approach. In other
The prime minister of the island-nation of Sao Tome and Principe has been reported to have said, “Don’t send us any more aid, send us five more Claudio Corallos’. The prime minister’s country,