Can we ignore for a minute the advantages and disadvantages of Brett Favre signing with the Minnesota Vikings? Let’s just agree on this: Brett Favre has no credibility in anything he says. He may be a great talent, he may help a football team and he has certainly performed in the past. But performance isn’t… Continue Reading
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Recognizing the environment today is a job skill
When I write about sports, specifically the Green Bay Packers, my readers yawn. I get a few sports fans, especially those who are focused on the team, but rarely any comments from people who work in cubes. While sports doesn’t relate to business (business has no off-season), the management, players, and building a team principles… Continue Reading
Brett Loses His Personal Identity with Retirement Change
Most people who read this site know that I am a full-fledged Green Bay Packer fan. Moving from Wisconsin to Illinois (to have to put up with the Bears!), I specifically selected DirecTV because I could buy all NFL games during the season. Including the Packers. Moving to Seattle-land allowed me to join the 300-strong… Continue Reading
How Brett Favre Could Save Business
I read they were playing Taps on radio in Northeast Wisconsin when Brett announced his retirement. And I recorded and watched his entire press conference. Not because Brett is someone to revere, but because we can all learn a lot from him and his approach to life. Jacqui Banaszynski wrote a great article on “How… Continue Reading
But, what about the box?
How many of you and/or your managers have been thinking so much outside of the box that you’ve forgotten about the box? It’s an important question because the vast majority of what you do to help your customers is the stuff that’s in that box. Not the stuff that’s outside the box. From a business… Continue Reading
Green Bay Packers are 3-0
Here’s a little known secret about me: I’m rationale, logical, and a cubicle warrior thinking man. But when the NFL season starts, I’m all about the Green Bay Packers. I even subscribe to the premium NFL package on DirecTV just so I can watch their games every week even though I am in the Seattle… Continue Reading
Brett Favre Retires
Many of you know that I was born and raised in Wisconsin and along with that comes the pride, joy, and tremendous stress from being a Green Bay Packer fan. Whether it was watching the “ice bowl” with Dallas in the 1960′s or the Super Bowl win in the 1996-1997 season, the Packers are my… Continue Reading