For two years, I have shared a Friday post called Good Things Happen in Philly. I was inspired to do this in 2020 after someone famously quoted "bad things happen in Philadelphia." I thought, "sure, bad things happen everywhere, but a lot of good things happen here Read More
Prior to Thanksgiving this year, I spoke with a partner who opened my eyes to a different perspective of Thanksgiving. It's been on my mind ever since. There are 12 Federal holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, President’s Day, Easter Sunday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Read More
Whenever I meet someone with a short name, I ask if it’s an acronym. Ed is never amused. I don’t really do this, but I wonder why companies use so many acronyms, especially when the concepts they represent are so important like diversity, equity and inclusion. Workplace Read More
It was quite a desperate and pathetic scene. After the reversal of Roe v. Wade, Company got wasted, became very belligerent, and got arrested (not really. Even though a corporation is a person under the law, it can't get arrested . . . by the law). Stay with Read More
Coach John Wooden said “The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching.” I cannot think of a better barometer than this. Can you? But how do we apply this to a company because remember, a company is a person under the Read More
Three companies walk into a bar. This joke kills in law school. That’s when I learned a company was a person under the law. It’s one of the crazier legal concepts I know, and it was created out of thin air in 1866. After the Civil War ended Read More
The Washington Football Team missed a big opportunity last week. We could have gotten to know more about the organization. We could have learned about its values, purpose and rich history. Instead, we just got a name – The Commanders. In 1933, the Boston Braves moved to Washington, Read More
A year ago, I started a new business. I also started documenting the good things happening in Philadelphia, and sharing a new story every Friday on LinkedIn. Somehow, it is still going. Despite what you've read or experienced, it was a good year. This is proof. One Read More
When is the last time you started a conversation with "I gotta tell you about my insurance company!"? Never. We need Flo, Mayhem, Jake, a duck and an emu to make insurance conversational. Well, mostly. I have to tell you about New York Life. Yes, life insurance, Read More
This month, we were inundated with news about Afghanistan. Most of it was negative, but a story about the Kelly family transcended all of the noise. It is heart-breaking and heart-warming, like life itself. It'll reinforce or restore your faith in humanity, I promise.
