[If you are looking for ways to directly help the people in Oklahoma, please take a look at the Red Cross' website or other organizations like Donors Choose.] Today on Slate.com, an article was published arguing about the use of phrases like … [Read more]
German Ads During the Super Bowl
Posted on February 18, 2013 // Leave a Comment
As I've made painfully aware to anyone around me, I've been working for a German company for the last 10 months. It's great. The people are friendly, direct, and very efficient. It brings me back to my Rhineland-Palatinate roots. And, I find … [Read more]
How I Work
Posted on February 15, 2013 // Leave a Comment
Lifehacker runs a sweet little series called How I Work. I stole their questions and answered them for myself. Enjoy. Current gig: North America Marketing Communications Manager, AirPlus International Location: Alexandria, VA Current mobile … [Read more]
Thank a Public Servant Today
Posted on February 4, 2013 // Leave a Comment
I've lived in the Washington, D.C. area for more than five years. If you had asked me two years ago if I'd have made it to five, I would have probably laughed at you. But, the swamp's a place that grows on you. We tend to live in our own little … [Read more]
How a “Culture of Auditing” Still Produces Enron, Arthur Andersen, WorldCom…and the Financial Crisis
Posted on January 31, 2013 // Leave a Comment
This is part three of a series based on some work I did for a class in October 2011. Brad Seitz wrote a blog post that inspired me to revisit it. I hope you enjoy! Question: How can a “culture of auditing” prevalent in American institutional … [Read more]
How Our Lives and Workplaces Are “Audited” By Ourselves and Others
Posted on January 30, 2013 // Leave a Comment
This is part two of a group of thought pieces I wrote in October 2011. I was reminded of them by this post by Brad Seitz about why we audit things. I hope you enjoy! Every day, we audit our lives, we audit the lives of others, and others, in turn, … [Read more]
How Information Silos Contributed to the Global Financial Crisis
Posted on January 29, 2013 // Leave a Comment
I wrote this about 15 months ago for a class focused on organization, culture, and technology as an examination of the role that information silos played in the financial crisis (Gillian Tett: Dangers of Silo Thinking, Fool’s Gold). A recent post … [Read more]
The State and Future of the Gulf Carriers
Posted on January 17, 2013 // Leave a Comment
In October 2012 at the Global Education Conference for the Association of Corporate Travel Executives, keynote presenter Stéphane Garelli, Professor at the Institute of Management Development (IMD) and Director of the IMD World Competitiveness … [Read more]
iPhone Apps I Use…and You Should, Too
Posted on November 29, 2012 // Leave a Comment
Continuing in the series (Blogs I Read...and You Should, Too and Who I Follow on Twitter...and Who You Should, Too) and at the request of a very Big B, here are the iPhone apps I use every day...and you should, too. Clear: The simplest of to-do … [Read more]
How Bout Dem Knicks?
Posted on November 16, 2012 // Leave a Comment
The New York Knicks are 6-0. Seriously. For the second time in franchise history. The last team to do it? The 1993-94 team that reached the NBA Finals, losing in 7 to the Rockets, having gone through both Phil Jackson's Bulls (albeit, without … [Read more]
