by Rodney Goldston | Apr 1, 2014 | Business
Hey Arnold tell us a joke. I don’t know any jokes. In his new book Total Recall, Arnold Schwarzenegger shares a story about how early in his career he was at a celebrity party and got caught unprepared. Fortunately Lucile Ball came to his rescue. But...
by Rodney Goldston | Jan 17, 2014 | Business, Things that make you go...hmm!
According to AT&T it’s not complicated bigger is better. But is it really? The funny thing about us humans is that if we can hang a number on it, then some how we conclude that bigger is better. But is this frame of reference always accurate. A...
by Rodney Goldston | Nov 24, 2013 | Business
Black Friday traditionally a yearly ritual where large American retailers run door busting big sales that start at 6 am immediately following the Thanksgiving holiday has added a new twist this year. For the first time stores around the country will be opening their...
by Rodney Goldston | Aug 8, 2013 | Business
I’ve been asked a lot recently about how to start a blog. Here’s a list of a few tools that I use to run this blog. Perhaps you’ll find them helpful also. WordPress – This blog is run on a self hosted installation of WordPress. GoDaddy...
by Rodney Goldston | Feb 1, 2013 | Business
Yesterday I made a call to company I do business with and got a message I’m sure you’ve heard. The old “Your call is very important to us” message. If my call is so important why not answer it in some reasonable timeframe? If my call is so...
by Rodney Goldston | Jan 5, 2013 | Business
Humans are wired to not want to be different. Most of us work hard to fit in. Turns out that playing the ‘this is what everyone is doing’ card can be one of the most powerful ways to persuade customers, colleagues and businesses to do the things...