It Takes a Village

As I contemplated what to write about today, I received the incredible news that the full-time MBA Program at the Sykes College of Business at The University of Tampa (UT), was ranked in the top 100 Best Graduate Business Schools in the country by … [Read more...]

Great Insight

My model for business is The Beatles. They were four guys who kept each other's kind of negative tendencies in check. They balanced each other, and the total was greater than the sum of the parts. That's how I see business: Great things in business … [Read more...]

The Business of People

Successful businesses are only as good as their people. While it is a common belief that one should hire for talent and retain for character, we have decided to shift the paradigm significantly. We now focus on hiring for character and retaining for … [Read more...]

Envy and Jealousy

We envy those that demonstrate talent, or have lives we desperately crave for ourselves. Envy can be healthy. Jealousy is destructive and stems from wishing harm on others — wanting to see them fail, and fall flat on their faces. I am never … [Read more...]