Another day in the park You’d think it was the Fourth of July People talking, really smiling A man playing guitar Singing for us all Will you help him change the world Can you dig it (yes, I can) And I’ve been waiting such a long time For today It’s Chicago’s Saturday in the Park…

We all had experience of being ripped off as tourists (remember to ask detailed questions before ordering). Conversely, companies who hired quality people as a policy, produce works that last. Quality people are consistent, helpful, which translate to deeper trust. Companies should go out of their ways to recruit and retain these folks. Customers can…

While Apple is busy launching its watches, the marketing debate rages on ( like a pre-game bantering). Will they wear them? At what price point e.g. $10,000 and down… Do we have enough James Bond rejects to model those… Way back when I was in college, the debate was about whether people are dispensable or…

Out of the top ten on NASDAQ, which hit 5,000 – the last time was during the dot.com era – only Microsoft, IBM and Cisco remain. Newly emerged players are in intersecting spaces such as Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook. Yahoo was supposed to be a tech company. Now it’s a portal, aggregated news site,…

Years later, how would we be remembered? If there is any consolation for us, and there soon will be 9 billion of us, our friends will speak good and not ill of us. One enduring quality that stood the test of time: congeniality. First impressions aside. Character witness stood. We pick that someone out of…

When Moses came down from the mountain, he said “Let my people go”. Mandela said something like “Let my people be”. And now Tesla and Apple decided to tell the oil rich countries to un-shackle drivers. That’s leadership. Whether it takes 40 years in the wilderness or a hundred year to sell electric vehicle, people will…

Pressing matters demand our top attention. But important matters cannot be set aside either: eat right, think right and do the right thing. These matters constitute our cores, with silent cry for outlets. On an average day, we react to pressing matters while our inner core longs for connections and commitment, things with staying power.…

On an average day, multiple texts, tweets and talks compete for our top attention. Recently, to make matters more pressing, militant organizations slit throats and burned their captives alive. The (throat) slit that’s seen around the world! Not that killing is new. It’s killing in broad day light and broadcasted. Dead bodies speak. The medium…

56 minutes into the game, the Seahawks had a turnaround that sent them on to the Super Bowl. Have faith. Stay away from the Approval Rating screen. Public opinion sways. It does so often. Hail to the King, one day. Down with the thief, next day. From Rome to Reich, powers change hand. Man of…

Last year, a bunch of Nigerian school girls were kidnapped. Possible motives: forced prostitution and/or hostage-for-hostage exchange. Now Boko Haram and his gangs got creative: they turned young girls into bomb-strapped terrorists. They probably watched “Naked Weapons”, a Hong Kong made movie with Nigerian dubs. Modernity is threatened and modern men are terrorized in public…