Two professors from UC Davis Chris Knittel and Victor Stango concluded that the Tiger Wood’s scandal cost the companies that endorse him $12 billion in shareholder value or 2.3%. http://www.physorg.com/news181305893.html Those companies that are sports-related seemed to fare the worst. It logically follows that since Tiger has decided to leave golf indefinitely the value of [...]
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Would you trade a billion dollar career for a happy marriage?
The explosion of media attention surrounding Tiger Woods gives us an opportunity to consider the choices success offers, and if not handled correctly how these choices can lead to one’s derailment. This is usually spoken about from the point-of-view of what successful women have to “give-up” in order to attain their success, but what about [...]
Tolerance
My posting about hidden bias and its impact on who should be invited to what meeting sparked me to seek research on the topic. I was struck by a story on the radio earlier in the week about decision making. The NPR story was talking about the role of the subconscious in people’s decision-making ability. [...]
Susan Boyle and Burning Daylight
The rise of Susan Boyle to celebrity status should be a wake-up call for all of us. What gifts are we holding on to that need to be given away? I have an expression which takes on added significance with each birthday “Are you burning daylight wisely?” It is a way to ensure I am [...]
Logic and Columbine
A friend of mine, Dave Cullen had several dreams come true this week including taping the Oprah show. He is on a media tour as Cullen is the author of the book Columbine, and he is considered a leading authority on the tragic event which occurred ten years ago April 20.
I was fortunate to obtain [...]
Living Out Loud
After I encouraged those of you not currently on a social networking site to promptly do so, I received an e mail from a friend of mine with the subject line reading “scary”.
He was referring to Keith Ferrazi (Never Eat Alone) quoting Dan Schawbel , author of the just-published Me 2.0: Build a Powerful Brand [...]
The Long Hair of Our Generation
Earlier this year the expression “loose lips sink ships” took on a digital meaning when a Ketchum VP declared Memphis was not his kind of town.
Prior to meeting with executives at Fed Ex (headquartered in Memphis) the VP tweeted his true confession that he “would die if he had to live there”. A Fed Ex [...]
What was NPR Thinking?
I was raised to respect my elders, and it pains me greatly to go against my proper upbringing; however, I cannot sit idly and show respect for Daniel Schorr and his commentary on Twitter and new social media when he clearly knows nothing about either.
Mr. Schorr (a sign of my proper upbringing) was introduced to [...]
An Interview about Employee Engagement and Connectivity
a fascinating conversation about the influence generational difference has on employee engagement
The Intermittent Futility of Measuring Objectives
It is important to frame the Knowledge Management program narrowly enough to fulfill on objectives, but measuring these objectives is often futile.
