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Look at the emotional outpouring following Kim Jong Il’s death in North Korea. Compare those feelings to those in Britain following the passing of a Monarch. Is North Korea really just the last feudal society from the Dark Ages in the modern world?

Playing Farkle with the family. Won both games much to their consternation. Working on javascript Farkle simulator for optimal strategies.

 

Jordan and I as kids at Bestemors.

 

One of the biggest challenges of running a company is making sure everyone shares the same vision.  Getting everyone moving in the same direction is worse than herding cats.  Each person has their own perspective on how things should be run and usually they don’t have enough information to see the big picture.

In good news for the North Korean people, dictator Kim Jong Il is dead. Hopefully the fat man roasts for his crimes.

 

You hear about the multimillion dollar annual bonuses given to Wall Street employees?

That’s your money.

The most popular form of paying private equity firms is a concept called “2 and 20”. What it means is that these firms get 2% of the total investment each year AND 20% of the profits. No self respecting private business owner or manager would ever agree to such obscene terms.… read more “Wall Street Excess: Government Sponsored”

Money is a very poor motivator.  It is a fun yardstick to use to see your profess, sort of like points in a video game.  However, work driven only by money is shoddy and minimal.

I want to motivate people in different ways… money should be almost superfluous.

People should be passionate and excited about work each day. … read more “Motivation”