Friday, April 04, 2025

March Madness, April Sadness Biases for Investors and Hoopsters Alike

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Maybe because the rest of the world is in such turmoil, the basketball gods gave us an eerily predictable and uneventful NCAA Men’s Basketba...
Wednesday, March 26, 2025

This Word Literally Cramps Your Credibility

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Standing in the coffee shop line the other day, I couldn’t help overhearing these cringeworthy conversations around me: ·         "OM...
Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Long Live the Whiteboard

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My last post ( The Power of Writing Things Down ) generated more comments than usual. Many of you were intrigued by research showing how wri...
Wednesday, January 22, 2025

The Power of Writing Things Down

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When I’m rushing out the door late for an appointment, my wife inevitably asks me to pick up some skim milk, real butter and jumbo eggs on t...
Friday, December 20, 2024

Don’t Be a Wise Guy (or Gal)

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Lately I’ve been hearing more and more abuse of the suffix “wise” by people trying to make themselves sound more important. During the rec...
Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Ditch the Duplicatives

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Just when I thought we were eradicating cliches like “space” and “low-hanging fruit” and “it is what it is” from business communication, ...
Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Suffer from Completion Anxiety?

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During the peak of my marathon running days, there were plenty of times I’d be facing a 20-mile training run on a humid Sunday morning. My l...