Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, August 2, 2021 by Neil Senturia How to pick a winner? Now this is a fairly wide-ranging topic. People, deals, horses, sports, products, companies — you get my drift. I am fascinated by the concept of “winner,” and just what the hell that word means. What prompted this topic […]
A new way to think about equity: Give stakes for advertising time
by Neil Senturia Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, July 26, 2021 On the day that you start your company, you own 100 percent of the equity. An important issue that you need to deal with at the beginning and going forward is to determine how much that equity is worth and how much of […]
Not buying into the box that teaches people how to parent
Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, July 12, 2021 by Neil Senturia This is potpourri week, a heady stew of random craziness. I am a grandfather to several (seven) grandchildren. All four children are happily married and to the best of my knowledge not on drugs or in prison. That suggests that I had some […]
Where does power come from and how can you hold it?
Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, June 28, 2021 by Neil Senturia Power. In scientific terms, it is the rate at which energy is transferred or converted. Power = Work divided by Time, and it is often measured in watts. But in organizational behavior it is about “the ability to get things done against opposition,” […]
When someone in workplace is upset, noticing can be helpful
Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, June 21, 2021 by Neil Senturia “How you doing?” The verb “are” is missing because this is how the meat butcher in Brooklyn talks to his customers when they come in the door. Linguistic accuracy is irrelevant here. What is critical and significant is that he cares enough to […]
Shining a light on change, but still it’s hard to take action
Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, May 31, 2021 NEIL SENTURIA I’m There for You, Baby The Greeks had a word for it. “Change is the only constant in life,” said Heraclitus, a Greek philosopher who ran a small venture capital operation in the town of Ephesus around 475 BC. If he only knew how true […]