Tech Talk
There’s been a lot of buzz around personal health records with Microsoft and Google getting into the fray.
This shows us at least two things. First, health care is becoming more and more synonymous with Web 2.0 technology. Users of health...
On Second Thought
Do you ever feel like your brain is full? Like you can’t possibly remember all the things that need to be done and the only way you can add another item to your to-do list is by deleting some of the unfinished tasks? That’s the way...
Beyond the Beltway
If wisdom is a powerful thing, conventional wisdom is often more so because it carries the perception of unanimity. Sometimes, the conventional wisdom is even true.
Today’s conventional wisdom suggests that Congress, currently preoccupied...
Retirement Matters
It is an historical fact that bear markets occur three out of every 10 years and that bear markets last, on average, anywhere from 10 to 14 months, depending upon when you started counting. To prepare for times like these, there are some proactive...
Competitive Advantage
In hundreds of discussions with brokers and employers over the years, one message stands out above all others, and that concerns the value of follow-up communications. I’ll bet you have never failed because you consistently followed up with a...
Storeylines
In light of the Dow’s recent — yet admitttedly tenuous — rebound, I thought I’d take a break from the all the bad news and riff on something, well, at least interesting.
Seems Gallup, Healthways and America’s Health...
Top Ten Selling
I met a man at an event this week who wouldn’t give me a business card.
We exchanged introductions and I found out he was a salesperson for a specialty promotional products company. You know, they put your company name on golf shirts,...