Vision and the Need for Hopeful Belief
Frank Sinatra first sang the following words back in 1959: Just what makes that little old ant think he can move a rubber tree plant everyone knows that ant, can’t move a rubber tree plant But he’s got high hopes He’s got high hopes He’s got high apple pie in the sky...
Five-Minute MBA
(This post was first published here on October 26, 2015.) In my last post I shared that we now open our teaching on business acumen with the simple belief that value wins the day. I wrote that it is critical that business leaders understand the basics of business even...
How To Succeed in Business? Value Wins the Day
(This post was first published here on October 19, 2015.) I have a key belief that affects the way I live. I believe the basic premise of business is to bring real value to the world and then be compensated for that value, usually in the form of money. This is the...
Good Decisions Build on Each Other
Today's post was originally published here on October 5, 2015. Finally—a fresh topic! Every now and then, rather than just review a topic we covered in class, we’re going to share something that’s been percolating and seems like it might be important. This is one of...
Why Culture Matters
Today's post was originally published here on October 12, 2015. In my twenties I worked as an engineer at General Motors—Oldsmobile to be specific. Working at a car company was pretty cool on many levels. I got to drive all kinds of cool cars that would not go to...
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