Author: David

Let’s show everyone how we’re celebrating the end of the week! The final presentations are done! The clients seem happy! The students seem like they understand marketing and maybe even like the topic more than…

Harry Chapin was an amazing folk singer and humanitarian who died at age 39. He was born on December 7, 1942.   One of his earliest and greatest songs is called Taxi and there’s a…

Let me tell you about another conversation I had with a now-retired colleague. This one wasn’t really a conversation, though. My colleague and I were on a departmental committee together, one that I was asked…

Speaking of mentors and mentoring… This conversation really occurred while walking down the hall with a colleague. I don’t remember what we were discussing. Senior faculty member: “Now, Dave, I’m my own harshest critic….” Junior…

It’s easy to give advice. I think I find it easy to take advice too. But for me to heed the words that I say to others? Not so easy. So this one is for…

Let’s show everyone how we’re celebrating the end of the week! Would you look at today’s date? Ah one, ah two, ah one-two-three! Let’s rock! Let the music play. Celebrate a beautiful day! What’s in…

We just returned from a holiday trip down south, and  my wife and I lamented the last of the pleasant mornings. So much warmer down there than up here. We might have to make it…

What if you spell your client’s name wrong? It that okay? Is it a death-blow to a relationship? It might be and I wouldn’t blame them. On a related note, there are only four letters…

One of my favorite attributes of social media is this: There is strength in distance. I don’t mean leverage or magnetic force or anything scientific like that. I also don’t mean the way some people…

I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Mine was terrific: a happy table and an amazing meal. We played a few party games over the weekend too, like #HeadsUp. If you’re not familiar, take a…