Business

Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, November 18, 2019 “Leave no man behind.” This is a well-known Marine Corps motto that reflects the warrior ethos. It comes from the principle that we do not want our fellow comrades to fall into advancing enemy hands, and it is at its most relevant and powerful during a […]

Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, November 11, 2019 Apparently, there is no problem too complex that an application cannot be created to solve it. We have finally come to that place where the last bastion for neurotic, depressed, confused, hopelessly miserable human beings, seeking to find relief, nirvana, happiness, the meaning of life, money, […]

Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, November 4, 2019 WeWork (until WeDon’t). The story of this business and its founder, Adam Neumann, is a classic tale of the “emperor has no clothes” on steroids. I am fascinated by its rise and fall because fundamentally the basic business model was flawed from Day One. Any student […]

Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, October 28, 2019 In 1978, scientists conducted a study exploring the link between high cholesterol and heart health using rabbits as the test subjects. What they found is that while the two groups of rabbits ate the same foods, one group had markedly better results. Why? It turned out […]

Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, October 21, 2019 “What is the biggest mistake you have made?” Hundreds of chief executives have been asked this question, and one answer consistently rises to the top above all the rest: I waited too long. I waited too long to hire, to fire, to merge, to pivot, to […]

Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, October 7, 2019 “He’s a big shot.” I am interested in just what that means, and more to the point, why in America has being a celebrity become such a big business. It seems we are consumed, intrigued, fascinated, envious and generally can’t get enough of famous people. To […]