Posted by Deal Jack on November 3rd, 2007 in Business ·
In the good old days marketing and advertising were the same. A new business found a location, placed some ads in the local newspaper and then sat back and watched the customer’s line up…
Posted by Deal Jack on October 23rd, 2007 in Humor ·
These two guys were almost at blows. Actually they were so puny it’s doubtful that if one hit the other it would matter.
"Go ahead, I Dare Ya! Google My Name!" shouted one.
Was it a threat? Some sort of secret code?..
Posted by Deal Jack on October 23rd, 2007 in Humor ·
We have all heard bigger is better. At least that’s what the snake oil marketers tell us. These charlatans tell me that whatever my desire in life it can be fulfilled by having a bigger one. Or ones. I’ve come to the conclusion that part of it is cultural as in the "American Way." We do everything in a bigger way…
Posted by Deal Jack on October 18th, 2007 in Humor ·
Franklin was a lonely guy. He was reasonably handsome, very intelligent and witty. But lonely. He had a string of pedigree degrees and a never ending resume. People liked him and he was especially charming in a group. He had what many would call charisma…
Posted by Deal Jack on October 18th, 2007 in Business ·
The Employee Manual is another one of those ’groan’ topics that everyone gives a sigh and throws up their hands on. Just the mention elicits a painful response. But it’s not all that painful.
There are a number of templated softwares available on the Internet for building an employee manual…
Posted by Deal Jack on October 18th, 2007 in Business ·
You know who they are. They know who they are.
You know you should fire them but you just don’t get around to it and so you keep them on. Month after month. Year after year.
In front of you they spout the company line. It’s all rah-rah and go team and let’s make it happen yesterday…
Posted by Deal Jack on September 6th, 2007 in Humor ·
I caught a colleague doing something a bit unethical against me and called him on it. He was shocked and when he recovered he called me a bad name and stomped off. He must have thought that I would just let him continue taking advantage of me and that he was a clever enough chap to pull it off.
Wrong…
Posted by Deal Jack on August 31st, 2007 in Culture and Society ·
The other week at a collectibles show I bought a Charlie McCarthy toy puppet and actually confused him with Howdy Doody. The guy standing beside me thought Charlie McCarthy was Howdy Doody too.
Subsequent viewers of my puppet have also made the same mistake and I didn’t find out until I checked him out on EBay…
Posted by Deal Jack on August 30th, 2007 in Culture and Society ·
I guess it’s not unusual for two people you know to
die at the same time. It happens and it happened to me the other day…
The first was Dr. J. I knew him when I worked in the local hospital as a Grief Counselor and Pastoral Care Coordinator. I worked critical care and the emergency room. Dr…
Posted by Deal Jack on August 30th, 2007 in Business ·
On a recent trip to a developing country I became more aware of the influence of infrastructure and its impact on economic and business development.
The final conclusion: without a solid infrastructure the economic development and human potential of a town, region, or country will be less than optimal.
The consequences are that both economic and human potential is restricted not only lowering the standard of living but shattering dreams, reducing opportunities and killing innovation.
Perhaps the most obvious symptom of a weak infrastructure is that people will do what they have to do to survive…