For the most part, new companies don’t just sprout up. Instead, they are created from a new business idea solving a specific problem or filling a need. But to expand a new business idea to support a company, three elements need to be present – the problem / the solution / the market. Without all three, […]
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Community Gives People a Way to be Heard
Today is Grandparents’ Day at the kids’ school. It’s a great experience for all involved. The kids get to show off their school and friends. The grandparents get to spend time with their grandchildren and see them in their own environment. The parents aren’t actually involved which is a nice break. And the school gets a […]
STEMIE Coalition Seeks to Expand Invention and Entrepreneurship
I recently read this article about the STEMIE Coalition, How invention and entrepreneurship fit into stem education. It caught my attention as education has long been a high priority in my life. I’ve written about whether private school is worth it. Considering the sacrifices we make so my children can attend private school, I believe education is one […]
Spending Money is a Choice
In a fun way, the behavior in the video below touches on the mentality behind why so many people have such a difficult time-saving and such an easy time spending money. The question is, why do we behave this way? Certainly the prevalence of advertising plays a role. It’s not difficult to find the latest […]
Career Costs vs Rewards – Are You Sacrificing Too Much?
Have you evaluated whether your career costs outweigh the rewards? Yesterday, as I was watching the Dallas Cowboys beat the Washington Redskins for only their second victory in 17 attempts without starter Tony Romo, my viewing experience kept getting interrupted. My phone delivers updates from NFL Mobile and over the course of the afternoon, I […]
Getting Promoted is Better than Getting a Raise
When I was overseeing employees in my last role as a business unit leader, I would often get asked, how can I get promoted? But more often than not, getting promoted wasn’t really what the employee wanted. Instead, they really wanted to get a raise, but didn’t know how to ask for it. It’s important […]
