Amazing Grace
One of the greatest sources of instruction and motivation is learning about great people who came before us. One of these stories is the story of Grace Hopper – aka… Continue Reading...
Primum Non Nocere
Often cited as a key tenet in the Hippocratic Oath, primun non nocere is translated as “first, do no harm”. It is one of the great supporting ideas of… Continue Reading...
Two Lessons from Elon Musk
Elon Musk. It’s hard to read any business publication and not run across some story of the Thomas Edison/Henry Ford of our time. I read two particular stories – one… Continue Reading...
How To Respond To Job Offers
This is a story about when I almost blew it.
I had moved to be closer to my girlfriend (now wife!) and was looking for work. I had graduated from… Continue Reading...
What Are You Incenting?
When I was first introduced to economics, I found that I enjoyed the history of economic thought – the great writers such as Adam Smith, John Stuart Mill, Keynes, Galbraith,… Continue Reading...
The Warrior Ethos for Business Leaders
A year or two ago I heard a radio program about a group of distraught British parents whose children had joined ISIS. The parents themselves had emigrated from the Middle… Continue Reading...
