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At Home, At Work, And In Between
In the recent debate over the decision by CEO Marissa Mayer to revoke permission for Yahoo employees to work at home, there has been much discussion about whether people are as productive when they work at home as when they work at centralized, corporate-owned offices. Some have contended that work at home is more productive, […]
Read MoreWalking The Distance
In his memoir of walking the Camino De Santiago across northern Spain, Wayne Chimenti focuses on the importance of the slow, dedicated pace of pilgrimage, as a contrast to the quick, motorized transportation people have become accustomed to. Writing of his ascent up a mountain to the Cruz de Ferro, Chimenti notes with disappointment, “To […]
Read MoreMaking Big Data Deeper
Investment advisor Irene Adridge writes that, “Big Data is the new Big Bang.” Certainly, Big Data is the top news story in the marketing world these days, and deservedly so. Big Data is creating opportunities for increased efficiency and insight for its devotees. These opportunities, however, have their limits. While Big Data has created a […]
Read MoreOn The Corner of 42nd Street and 5th Avenue
In our time, people are in the habit of thinking of mythology as something that only comes from the distant past, from a Golden Age, a Classical Era. This view depends upon the idea that mythology is the product of particular historical conditions – conditions that are long lost. According to this popular perception, there […]
Read MoreFishing
“Many go fishing all their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.” What Henry David Thoreau said of fishermen is equally true of us all. The pursuit that seems shallow and direct usually runs, when it is earnestly engaged, to unsuspected depths. To go fishing is not the same thing as […]
Read MoreBusiness Miracles
Albert Einstein was a scientist who believed that the universe operates in orderly, predictable ways. So, it’s rather surprising to see Einstein quoted as saying that, “There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” Actually, there’s no […]
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