That was the subject line of an email sent to me by a restaurant chain. It happens to be owned by Tillman Fertitta, and his Landry’s Group. Some of you might know Tillman from his Golden Nugget commercials, some from his reality TV show, “Billion Dollar Buyer,” or as the owner of the Houston Rockets […]
Why Did Segway Fail?
When I first saw it, I was amazed. What a marvel of technology and engineering. Self-balancing? OMG! Then, when I stepped onto one the first time, I was even more impressed. It read my mind! It anticipated my every move! How intuitive! Laurie and I were obsessed with them, taking any opportunity we could, while […]
Close Encounters of the Best Kind
I opted to have and then designed and refined a specific style of practice. It suited my personality, strengths and talents. For 43 years, it gave me more than I could ever have imagined. It facilitated a wonderful lifestyle, fulfilled my academic and intellectual curiosity and enabled my drive to contribute through volunteerism and charitable […]
Was Tiger’s Car Crash Preventable?
What if you could have prevented Tiger’s car wreck? What if you could prevent one of your own? Otherwise successful, smart, talented people can have underlying processes that are flawed. Tiger is a glaring example of how success in one realm doesn’t necessarily assure or translate into success in other areas or result in long-term […]
YOUR BIGGEST MISTAKE, and the 7-steps you can take to prevent it
One of these mistakes cost my practice over $50,000 and we considered ourselves lucky to get off so cheaply. Estimates are that this mistake costs practices that amount or more each and every year! And, the Pandemic has made this mistake even more common. The mistake I’m referring to is hiring the wrong person to […]