Monthly Archives: May 2009

Happy pigeons

Posted on May 26, 2009 by Gerard McLean

I sometimes think the happiest people are those who have found a pigeon hole for themselves, something that specifically and entirely defines them. I am not one of these happy pigeons. Staring at life from the other side of 45, … Continue reading →

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I have been sober for eleven days

Posted on May 17, 2009 by Gerard McLean

Ok, not exactly what you think, but I needed a catchy title for this blog post. Why? I have not posted an article here in the last eleven days, so hence the title, “I have been sober for eleven days.” … Continue reading →

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Testing a sponsorship relationship

Posted on May 6, 2009 by Gerard McLean

My company used to sponsor a lot of things in our community and in the industries we service. I had long believed that we should give back to a community that was generous with us in buying our goods and … Continue reading →

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Because scary people live there

Posted on May 4, 2009 by Gerard McLean

Imagine a presetation of a company CEO telling his board of directors that they shouldn’t put an office in a certain large city because there is crime, that scary people live there and worse, people who don’t agree with us … Continue reading →

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An MFA is the new MBA, so why are we cheering the death of touch?

Posted on May 2, 2009 by Gerard McLean

At the suggestion by David Rich, I am reading A Whole New Mind; Why Right-Brainers will Rule the Future by Daniel H. Pink. (please don’t buy the Kindle version as it would negate my argument below.) I find myself asking … Continue reading →

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