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The Monday Minute (Or Two)

Our founder and leader, Alan Schnur, has things to say. And he’s focused on a particular four-letter word….W-O-R-K. Check out Alan’s unique perspective in an informal and insightful conversation about the workplace and the society in which we live.

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Changing the Game

Posted on February 12, 2017

This is not about coaching or sports.  Even so, let’s introduce our guests: John Wooden, the ‘Wizard of Westwood,’ the fabled UCLA men’s basketball coach.  He of the 88-game winning streak, seven consecutive NCAA championships and ten overall. Pat Summitt, record-breaking coach of the University of Tennessee’s women’s basketball team.  Winner of eight NCAA championships, […]

This Guy Got It

Posted on February 05, 2017

Robert Mondavi.  In 1966 with his son, Michael, and a loan from a family friend, he, at the age of 53, created the Robert Mondavi Winery in California’s Napa Valley.  He is widely recognized as the person who nearlysingle-handedly put the Napa Valley and California on the global wine map.  An innovator and an unparalleled […]

Avoiding The Yoko Effect

Posted on January 29, 2017

So, class, it’s time for a quiz.  Pencils ready?  You’ll have only a minute or two.  Begin. 1.  Select all that apply.  The traditional performance appraisal process should be scrapped because it: a.  Is an annual exercise, providing little/no opportunity for performance          improvement in real time b.  Is far more subjective […]

The Yoko Effect

Posted on January 23, 2017

Years ago, Toronto’s leading newspaper, The Globe and Mail, sponsored a clever competition among 10 advertising firms.  Each firm was randomly assigned a number between 1 and 10, with the challenge of creating a print ad to promote the number the firm received.  Second place was awarded to TBWA/Chiat/Day for their ad promoting the number […]