Why Does Food Kill Too Many Kids?
Have you ever wondered why so many parents provide unhealthful food to their kids? I laugh as my son makes ‘muscles’ while eating his eggs and banana. He’s got it: those foods are good for him. But, then my son asks about chocolate. I try, “Well, cocoa ingredients are...
Can We Profitably Re-Create Meaningful Neighborhoods?
(404 words) The term ‘neighbor’ used to suggest warmth and human connection. Today? “He waved,” Ming said. “The next door neighbor smiled at me and waved!” “You’re kidding. We’ve lived here six years, and he’s never said a word to us,” I replied. “Are you sure that...
Cold Nights, One Night Stands, and Meaningful Profit
As Jack Frost comes to town, how do you stay warm? Do your business activities leave you feeling toasty inside? You do your best. Hopefully, your bed’s rockin’, the ceiling’s shakin’, and the ice is melting on the eves . . . but one night stands provide heat, not...
Surfing History
(377 words) Do you sometimes wish you could learn to surf rather than bear the brunt of life’s massive changes crashing over you? My five-year-old, Rayden, always dives right into the ocean, no matter how huge the waves. When Rayden was smaller, he would get pummeled....
Consumers Want Social Responsibility
I told my friends, “Oh, no! I cannot believe that commercial! That ad was so horribly annoying that I couldn’t help saying something!” The pizza company’s marketer celebrated when I said that. The ad forced its way into my consciousness through hundreds of other...
The Social Vision of Business Leaders
“Alright. Back to work.” Isn’t that how conversation about social failure usually ends during the workday? Why do so many of us separate ‘work’ from ‘social responsibility’? Every salesperson knows, “Solving problems creates value.” And, the bigger the problem,...
Love, Collaboration, and Meaningful Leadership
Do you want to enter your new calendar year . . . as children? “I’M RIGHT!” “No! I’M RIGHT!” That argument wakes my wife and me most Sundays. I’ll drag myself out of bed and stare downstairs at the two red-faced toddlers below. “Play together nicely or you have to...
How Can Technology be Good for Food?
Why does it feel like food technology is killing us? I mean, instead of making a fresh breakfast, I sometimes buy my kids a breakfast sandwich, in all its processed glory. And I feel guilty when I do. We think of such fast food as unhealthful because of all the...
Monstrous Companies, Social Good, and Evil: Are Big Companies Necessarily Bad for Society?
Do you want to be the world’s best? I had my shot. When I was 19, I swam against Matt Biondi and Tom Jaeger—the best sprinters of my era. Swimmers up. Take your mark. Beep! Image by Mauricio Genta, licensed under Creative Commons license 4.0. That race was awesome....