Networking: A Give and Take Proposition

It’s official—as of September 22 at 4:44 pm ET (the autumnal equinox) summer is over. Now it’s time to get back to work after July and August vacations and make a last dash toward year’s end before the holidays hit. It’s also time to think about reconnecting with...

Innovation Alone No Guarantee of Success

Just because something is innovative, does that mean commercial success is assured? If you listen to most politicians, you’d think the answer is “yes.” Innovation is good, they tell us. Innovation is what drives the American economy, makes us different, makes us want...

It Does No Good to Over Promise

We’ve all been there: buyer’s remorse. What looked so good in the store, on the lot, or on the Web site, doesn’t look so good now that I’ve got it home or in the office. What was I thinking? Chances are I wasn’t . . . and if you find yourself...

Planning Away Procrastination

It took me at least four attempts to start writing this blog. I kid you not. It’s not that I didn’t want to write the blog, or that I didn’t have anything to say. (I rarely have nothing to say!) Rather, every time I pressed my finger tips to keyboard, something else...

Keeping It All in Balance

Where has the summer gone? Hopefully, the summer months have been treating you well and you’ve been able to balance a bit of play time with work time. But with Labor Day just around the corner, it’s back to school and back to work . . . and a whole new sort of...