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Calendars are a choice | Seth’s Blog Humans are unique. We give names to the days of the week (we even have weeks). We eat something…

Secret recipes | Seth’s Blog “You can try this at home…” But you probably won’t. The secret recipe isn’t the reason Coke is successful. And the…

Organizations lie all the time. Big lies, sometimes, but usually small ones. Is the call volume actually unusually heavy? Did a chef really prepare this meal…

You might be both. In big organizations, project management is a distinct skill. It involves timekeeping, record keeping and organization. The project manager knows the budget…

When the truck makes a delivery at the nearby True Value hardware store, Danny needs to figure out which shelf to put it on. Should the…

When I include links to various books and items on this blog, your purchases generate a small royalty that I earmark for worthy causes. This year,…

Marketing as we know it happened because of machines. Machines made factories dramatically more efficient, which meant that producers could no longer easily sell everything they…

Leading side by side | Seth’s Blog Orchestras are difficult. One reason is that we’re really good at noticing when they’re out of tune. Just a…

Well, maybe not. In 2024, worldwide gift card sales will pass a trillion dollars for the first time. It’s a good grift. Surveys show that the…

Mediocre tools | Seth’s Blog Lousy tools are dangerous. They endanger our safety (physical or emotional) and undermine our work. Lousy tools are pretty easy to…