One of the most important, and accurate pieces of advice anyone every told me was, “90% of success is showing up, and suiting up”. When I first heard this 30 years ago, I smirked and replied, “Wait! You mean all I have to do is bless any person or occasion with my own presence, and whatever I want to happen, will happen?”
Read MoreSXSW never fails to put on a show for the ages. Who knew science, technology, cutting-edge social issues, and the like could be so much fun? These tech dudes and dudettes are really party animals, and it appears they have the money to make it happen in an increasingly flashy and outrageous way every year.
Read MoreOver the past 25 years, I have always looked forward to driving past that quintessential Austin TexMex restaurant on 5th St, El Arroyo ( English translation: “ the Ditch”). Every day there’s a different saying on the marquee sign out front.
Read MoreOn March 2, 2018, I was pleased to participate in the Dedication Ceremony of the new U.S. Coast Guard West Gulf Sector Regional HQ Building and Air Station.
Read MoreIn my remarks delivered to the Airport Council International Cargo Conference last week, I mentioned that airport cargo facilities would have to prepare for an "Uberization" experience; meaning that both the number of shipments and the velocity of transit of those shipments through airports would be increasing dramatically. This DHL white paper explains part of the reason why: cross border (i.e. "international") commerce, which has been set up as good, old-fashioned business-to-business(B2B) transactions, will begin to look more like business-to-consumer (B2C) transactions. Just like airport passenger pick up locations were not designed, and did not accomodate the massive increase in consumer use of Uber/Lyft , airport cargo facilities are not prepared for a similiar shift in the way product flows through them, out to the world, and to we , the consumer.
Read MoreTo be clear, I’m not talking about “simplified” agreements with fewer words, better headings, and cleaner fonts. I’m talking about a contract that a high schooler could understand with zero context or explanation. As Robert Eagleson, a scholar on the topic, has put it: Plain language “lets the message come through with the greatest of ease.”
Read MoreI have to admit, my wonderful bad habit is fun. But as you may have guessed by now, it’s also a metaphor for something far more essential
Read More20 years ago corporate social responsibility (CSR) might have been considered a "feel good" duty for most businesses. Today, it is increasingly a necessary part of each corporation's shareholder value proposition. With this statement, the world's largest investment fund makes the path forward more clear.
Read MoreCreate something from nothing. Turn what was once just a glimmer in your eye into something of this world and for this world. All things of man that exist in the "real" world, all THINGS that ever were and ever will be, were first conceived in the mind of someone and somehow they "became."
Read MoreThis article from John Cutler puts "meat on the bones" of the discussion of what it takes to move your organization into the lean and agile zone. I particularly like the first point, "be prepared to focus and do less at once" as it flies in the face of a common misconception, that multitasking is the way to go.
Read MoreWait! What just happened? Did he really throw me in the deep end? Doesn't Dad know I cannot swim? Let's be reasonable.
Read MoreThe Brimble Family Foundation , One Skye, has taken its name from an old Native American greeting used at Pow Wows; "We may be of different tribes, but we all live under one sky."
Read MoreScientists believe that we all, in fact, descended from a single pair of humans, a kind of Adam and Eve who lived in East Africa a million years ago. Since then, the species grew in numbers, split up, formed tribes, cultures and nations, and we convinced ourselves that “we" now consists of "us and them". This article rudely reawakens us. Our human genome is widely shared, to the point that we are descendants of the same folks and thus, are all related in some very fundamental ways. Let that sink in for a moment. We don't just inhabit the same planet together, we also we built with the same living stuff. We are, literally, brothers and sisters, all of us. Now, let's start acting like it.
Read MoreIs venture capital right for social ventures? Unfortunately, there is no black-and white answer to this question. However, under specific conditions, venture capital can be a good fit without putting your mission at risk.
Read MoreThe goal is to create a space with unlimited capacity for sharing information and building interaction. We know that we’re part of the great big Planet Longhorn.
Read MoreI had the occasion to overhear both of these stories in a “ Forest Gumpian” fashion as I just happened to be around the tellers. The first is from Forest Gump himself, Tom Hanks, who spoke recently at the Texas Book Festival.
Read MoreThe concocted language of Esperanto was a mix of many different languages and sentence structures designed to be easy to learn and understand, no matter what your native tongue.
Read MoreThose clouds in the horizon? Just a few thundershowers. Launch the boat! A little rain never hurt anybody!
Read MoreHaving a tight group of board members allows you to convene a board at the drop of a hat and make informed decisions quickly.
Read MoreI would like to say that I have always been a fan of shoeshine stands. Having grown up in Houston, they were, and still are practically institutions. It seems that airports are the last vestige, so I am glad they are thriving. If you want a great shoe shine, there is no place like these stands.
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