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Monday, November 30, 2015

Signs of a Broken Corporate Culture? Been there, got the tee-shirts (and the pink slips) to prove it…

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Let’s face it, anyone with a blog called Pink Slip is going to be over the topic of “broken corporate culture.” Looking back on my full-tim...
Friday, November 27, 2015

On Black Friday,window shopping with Gwyneth Paltrow

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Well, it’s Black Friday and, as is my tradition, I’m not out shopping. Okay, I may head over to Macy’s a bit later in the day to buy a coupl...
Thursday, November 26, 2015

Over the river and through the woods: Thanksgiving 2015

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Actually, I’m not going over the river or through the woods. Not to mention that, at my age, there’s no grandmother’s house to go to. But I ...
Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Tweet, Tweet. No time for a full blown Pink Slip, 2nd edition.

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Another Bloomberg Headline:’ Why People Will Spend $120,000 for a Chair Because they have nothing better to do with their money?
Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Tweet, tweet. (No time for a full blown Pink Slip…)

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Tweet inspired by Bloomberg headline: Would You Pay $550,000 for a Tintin Cartoon? Non, non, a thousand times non. (Under 140 characters.) ...
Monday, November 23, 2015

All reno’d out

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Yesterday, after two and a half months living at my sister’s, I moved back into chez moi. My sister and her husband could not be more gener...
Friday, November 20, 2015

Ya gotta spend money to make money

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Last year, at a family wedding, the bride was toasted by one of her bridesmaids, a classmate of hers from Harvard Business School. Her speec...
Thursday, November 19, 2015

I get that you want feedback, but please just leave me alone

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Customer engagement is all the rage these days, and it doesn’t matter what you’re a customer of , it’s pretty much a guarantee that they’ll ...
Wednesday, November 18, 2015

As if the NFL doesn’t have enough to worry about

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I’m a sports fan, but as I have said in the past and will no doubt say again, watching professional football is like eating veal: if I thoug...
Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Slip Siding Away

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Every once in a while, there’s a local business story that truly captures my interest. This one hits on all cylinders: it’s more than a bit ...
Monday, November 16, 2015

The Last Time I Saw Paris

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I’m not sure exactly when the last time I saw Paris was. My husband and I had been a handful of times over the years. When was our last visi...
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Friday, November 13, 2015

Color me cheater pants

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Everything these days seems to be about engaging the customers, the wisdom of crowds. And when you can combine them, so much the better. Or ...
Thursday, November 12, 2015

Red Starbucks cup, I fill you up…

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I’m not a coffee drinker to begin with, and I don’t really like the smell of Starbuck’s coffee, so I don’t spend a lot of time there. That s...
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Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Just in time for Veterans Day.

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I’m not a big fan of the military shout-out that most sporting events seem to come equipped with these days. Sergeant Joe Blow/Jane Doe is i...
Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Planet of the Vapes

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Of course you see them around, twenty-somethings who are probably right that vaping’s not quite as bad for your health as cancer sticks ci...
Monday, November 09, 2015

Looking for an inclusive, AI, real-time job?

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Interesting article on Bloomberg last week on what’s in and out in the tech recruiting biz. Textio – a Seattle startup with a snappy motto:...
Friday, November 06, 2015

$650 Large for parking? If you want to rub fenders with the swells at the Brimmer Street Garage.

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For less than $400 a month, you can get round-the-clock parking at the Boston Common Underground Garage. (I have no idea if that’s the actua...
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Thursday, November 05, 2015

Easement come, easement go

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You can take the girl out of Main South, but you just can’t take the Main South out of the girl. Thus, I am ever-enchanted by the fortunes a...
Wednesday, November 04, 2015

While I wouldn’t pay $2K for a pair of Yeezies…

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While hunting for blog ideas the other day, I dropped into Bloomberg with my pickax and sifting screen and, as I generally do there, hit pay...
Tuesday, November 03, 2015

Add paying $2K for a pair of Kanye kicks to the list of things I just don’t get

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Although I find something vaguely disreputable about scalping in practice – the calculating, shifty-eyed meanness of the scalpers I’ve encou...