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The VP of common sense

April 25, 2012

When I worked for Nissan, I jokingly referred to myself as the Vice President of Showing Up.
 

My ride on the 'Soul Train'

April 01, 2012

I was a Soul Train junkie when I was a kid.
 

A small bite of the Big Apple

March 01, 2012

I have three words of advice for every aspiring young professional - move to Manhattan.
 

Never stop swinging

February 01, 2012

I don't know the exact number of speeches I've listened to in my life, but it's a lot.
 

A phone call to remember

January 01, 2012

I read an article recently about the reduction in business phone calls and the prediction that voicemail would soon be extinct.
 

Greatness courts simplicity

December 01, 2011

In 1999, AIG acquired the company at which I worked. This was long before AIG received one of the biggest bailouts in history.
 

You can learn a lot from a 12-year-old

November 01, 2011

A few weeks ago I was trapped in off-site hell: a two-day series of meetings consisting mostly of PowerPoint presentations.
 

Surviving the corporate wilderness

October 01, 2011

I learned a lot in my brief stint as a Boy Scout.
 

The high road is the one best traveled

September 01, 2011

I keep a crumpled and yellowed article on my desk next to my computer.
 

Don't always count on courtesy

August 01, 2011

When I was a kid, I always wondered what "professional courtesy" meant.