Kobe the Mentor

I live in Los Angeles and the city is still coming to grips with the death of Kobe Bryant, his daughter, and 7 others in a helicopter crash.  Like most humans, he left a complicated legacy.  His included: Championship basketball player, accused rapist,...

The Wells Fargo Avalanche

My summer posting hiatus is almost up.  In the meantime, here’s a good read: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/wells-fargos-avalanche-dennis-adsit?trk=mp-author-card Dennis beat me to the punch here.  5,300 people (at least) doing something wrong is not some...

How Much of the Cow do you Have to Buy First?

In June I commented on an NY Times interview with a small business owner about giving prospective employees job tryouts (essentially paid internships) before bringing them on full-time. Recently, another article appeared covering most of the same ground, though in a...