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What should I do on your birthday?

Seths Blog  Jul 04 09

On July 4, birthday of the USA, we're supposed to blow off fireworks, eat hot dogs and buy a Chevrolet. On Columbus Day, birthday of an early imperialist, we're supposed to shop and march in a parade. On Martin Luther... Full story...

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The factory in the center

Seths Blog  less than a day ago

Old time factories had a linear layout, because there was just one steam engine driving one drive shaft.

You rock

Seths Blog  3 days ago

This is deceptive. You don't rock all the time. No one does. No one is a rock star, superstar, world-changing artist all the time.

Losing Andrew Carnegie

Seths Blog  4 days ago

Carnegie apparently said, "Take away my people, but leave my factories and soon grass will grow on the factory floors.

Spring reading list--big ideas for idea people

Seths Blog  4 days ago

Readers have told me that they enjoy my off-the-wall book lists. Here's another. Science fiction, Tom Peters, Krista Tippett and even a book for touring musicians.

Pulitzer Prizefighting

Seths Blog  5 days ago

People are drawn to existing competitions like moths to a flame. It's precisely the wrong way to succeed.

On self determination

Seths Blog  6 days ago

I posted this eight years ago (!) but a reader asked for an encore. ...are we stuck in High School? I had two brushes with higher education this week.

Open buying and open selling

Seths Blog  Mar 04 10

If I can sell you something without a sales call or expensive ad campaign, I can sell it cheaper. If you want to buy a business development relationship but you're not willing to negotiate, do contracts and invest a lot.

Try different

Seths Blog  Mar 03 10

The usual mantra is to 'try harder'. Trying harder is impossible when you're already trying as hard as you can.

"Be what losers call a loser."

Seths Blog  Mar 02 10

Think about that for a minute or two... Sort of turns the whole idea of 'cool' upside down. From an interview with David Horvath.

Sprezzatura

Seths Blog  Mar 02 10

This is an Italian word for being able to do your craft without a lot of visible effort. It's a combination of elan and grace and class, sort of the opposite of loud grunts while you play tennis or a.



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