Come on Man: “Competitive” Golf?
The FedEx Cup is about two-thirds completed, with the final tournament next week. Here are the payouts for the top finishers: Position Earnings 1 $25,000,000 2 $12,500,000 3 $7,500,000 4 $6,000,000 5 $5,000,000 6 $3,500,000 7 $2,750,000 8 $2,225,000 9 $2,000,000 10 $1,750,000 The guy most likely to win, Scottie Shuffler, has already won $28 million on the tour. Professional football players point out,
Come on, man: Then Who Are You?
Another broadcaster, at the Olympics from the UK, was removed after saying something incredibly biased and stupid about female athletes. What usually happens in these cases is an apology and the statement, "That's really not who I am." Of course it
Come on Man!—The Downside of Loving Your Work
I was speaking years ago at the American Press Institute, which was a client for over 20 years. This particular group comprised reporters from major newspapers. I was talking about performance and personal accountability, when a reporter from the New
Come On, Man! Here’s What I See
One of the oldest but most accurate apothegms is that "actions speak louder than words." In organizational life, I've observed that people don't believe what they read or what they're told, they believe what they see. The major media have just
Come on Man! Design This
If the automated cashier machines in big box stores and elsewhere were actually easy to use, I'd prefer them. The airline kiosks work well, as does automated ordering online. The automated cashiers simply aren't designed well, and for all the
Come On, Man! Jimmy Kimmel Needs 21 Writers. (How Many Bottles of Beer on A Wall?)
Jimmy Kimmel, who hosts a late night comedy/talk show, and is supposed to be a standup comic, needs 21 writers (that's twenty-one) to write his patter for the Oscars tonight. This is the guy who wanted to sue quarterback Aaron Rodgers
Come on, man: Not Enough for A Snowball
As usual, we were warned to expect 6-12 inches of snow, snowblowers were sold out, supermarket shelves were stripped. The meteorological mafia went crazy. At one point they interrupted a football game to provide no new information, and viewers missed
Come On, Man: Money, Money, Money, Money, Money (from Cabaret)
Shohei Ohtani, the baseball superstar, has just received a $700 million contract from the LA Dodgers (over ten years). That is equal to 1,400 Rolls Royces or ten 737 jets. He is a gifted ball player, but imagine taking, say,
Come On, Man: Show Me the Money
There are occasionally people who will claim that they succeed by doing something I don't advise, for example, cold calling or billing in time units. I don't argue. They're very few and very far between, and I tell them "I never
Come On, Man: Hello, I’m A Stranger, Would You Like to Invest Your Money with Me?
"Cold calling" for high value/high fee professional services doesn't work. This is a relationship business. Asking me for business on Linkedin, sending me an instagram, or emailing me out of the blue just tells me you're desperate and you don't