Thought of the Week: My wife isn’t into politics. Like many Americans, she pays attention every four years during those crucial months between Labor Day and Election Day. As the Creative Director for a major health care company, a martial artist, and most importantly, a mother, she doesn’t have the time, nor the interest, to […]
Thought of the Week: Although, in some ways, it feels like we just went through a national election, as we end 2021 and head into 2022, all the talk in Washington is turning to next year’s midterm elections. The elections will determine which party controls Congress, and business analysts should recognize that the coming election
Thought of the Week: A business trip took me to Minneapolis in October 2008; a delayed flight and missed connection had me ordering off the late night dinner menu at a near empty hotel bar. It was a month before the presidential election between Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), and the
21 precise steps… CLACK …21 seconds facing east… CLACK …21 seconds facing north… CLACK …exactly 21 steps down the black mat…The Sentinel guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier will repeat the process flawlessly for the next hour until there is a changing of the guard. After visiting my father’s grave at Arlington National Cemetery, witnessing the elaborate ceremony has become a Thanksgiving Day tradition for my daughter and me. A changing of the guard is not unique to military pomp and circumstance, however. Similar changes occur across business, sports, culture, and even politics. In fact, a new process for a changing of the guard is exactly what Andrew Yang has in mind.