Case studies that resonate
LinkedIn: Great customer stories are important, but well-packaged ones win the day. In a complex marketplace, it’s often a challenge to stay ahead based merely…
Gotta get a message to you
There are about a quarter of a million words in the English language. Use them wisely. Words matter. Even a single word can be important.…
Book review: Moneyball
SPECIAL TO THE AMERICAN-STATESMAN Moneyball by Michael Lewis Here's the dilemma: You are a Major League Baseball team's general manager, and you have $50 million…
Gene Johnson — True inventor of basketball’s fullcourt press
Gene Johnson of Wichita University invented the full-court press in the 1930s. This fact should be a slam dunk. I used ChatGPT to correct an…
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Us lucky sevens – Remembering Paul Johnson
Remarks on Paul "Pableaux" Johnson in Austin • April 12, 2025 Good afternoon. A reading from Paul: “Brick House” by The Commodores ought to be…
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Kid K Returns — The Cubs’ Kerry Wood
TIMEOUT CHICAGO Kid K Returns In reclaiming a beloved icon, the Cubs regain leadership and clubhouse presence at a critical time. Seated before his locker…
Entrepreneur: Corporate Incubators
INTRAPRENEURISM — WHAT’S NOT TO LOVE? 2013 Large players hope to reap reward from entrepreneurs – and vice versa © 2024 Stuart Wade Funding. Flexibility.…
Book Review: Why The Stony Face?
An engrossing look at how Rushmore came to a head By Stuart Wade SPECIAL TO THE AMERICAN-STATESMAN A recent headline in the popular newspaper-parody The…
A journal entry for Paul
Remembering Paul "Pableaux" Johnson one year after his death A winter storm arrived this weekend, a burst of arctic air and frozen rain that shut…
National champions
Indiana completes the single greatest turnaround in college football history and caps a perfect season in CFP title game thriller over Miami Fernando Mendoza leaps.…
Indiana owns Pasadena
The Hoosiers overwhelmed Alabama 38-3 in a Rose Bowl takeover The winning began before I could even leave town. Standing at my AUS-LAX flight gate,…
Excellent Media Experiences* Part VI: FM Radio
*Before the Internet August 5, 1986, I dumped my belongings in the apartment at Wrightwood and headed to Ranalli's on Lincoln. The pizzeria's brick outdoor…
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Nick: What went wrong
McSweeney's, 12/22/2000 “Get me—I’m givin’ out wings!” — Nick the bartender “What’s the matter with him? I never saw Nick act like that.” — George…
Believe it
The greatest turnaround in college football history continues After beating #1 Ohio State (12-1) in the Big Ten championship game, Indiana (13-0) has earned the…
Gratitude ’25
Each November since 1961, the Wall Street Journal has published “And the Fair Land,” an editorial that reminds us of America’s enduring experiment in self-governance.…
Message, belief, execution
The Indiana football Hoosiers have the opportunity to finish the regular season 12-0. It's never happened before and only Purdue stands in the way. Happy…
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