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Game Show Quandary

June 28, 2006 By John Richardson 6 Comments

In my last post about the book, “The Wisdom of Crowds,” we explored the question… If you had to meet someone in New York on a specific day but had no way of contacting them, when and where would you meet? This proved to be a provocative question and the answers varied greatly. In the [...]

Filed Under: MBA On The Run, Success

Time & Place

June 19, 2006 By John Richardson 11 Comments

I picked up a new audio book over the weekend as part of my MBA on the Run program. Entitled the Wisdom of Crowds, author James Surowiecki takes us on an amazing journey in the study of group think. Written in a entertaining and thought provoking style this book is hard to put down. If [...]

Filed Under: Inspiration, MBA On The Run, Success

Five Minute Diet Planner

June 11, 2006 By John Richardson 46 Comments

Have you started a diet or exercise program only to fail after a few days. Your goal was lost among the daily activities of life. Your plans evaporated into that bowl of ice cream or bag of cookies. Your daily ritual took over and that latest diet book was put back on the shelf. Why [...]

Filed Under: Diet, Motivation, Organization

Permission Politics

June 9, 2006 By John Richardson 1 Comment

Tired of those endless political calls that seem to show up before every election? Do you throw the phone down in anger when you realize it’s a machine on the other end? Maybe this call is from Arnold Schwarzenegger… why would Arnold want to call me you wonder? This is politics in the new millennium. [...]

Filed Under: Influence, Marketing

In Praise of a Great Teacher

June 6, 2006 By John Richardson 1 Comment

Have you ever been in a class that was so impactful that you came away so excited that you wanted to tell all of your friends about it? Have you had a teacher with the extraodinary talent to keep you totally immersed in the subject, where everything just seems to click? Have you had a [...]

Filed Under: Career, Inspiration, Success

Podcasting Adventure

June 5, 2006 By John Richardson Leave a Comment

I spent the weekend discovering the world of Podcasting. It was an amazing journey fraught with pitfalls and frustration. Podcasting is not as easy as it sounds. Creating the audio vocal track is only the beginning. To create something that sounds professional you’ll need to mix the audio track with intro music and add noise [...]

Filed Under: Business