September 2012

Communications

We stretched the string across the playground and were amazed at how clearly we could hear each other.

Integrity AND Profits, Not Integrity OR Profits

Arthur “Punch” Sulberger died this morning at 86. As the publisher of the New York Times from the 60’s through the 90’s, he was one of the last giants of journalism.  Sulzberger instinctively understood something very important about his business: Profitability does not mean you sold out, it means you’ve bought yourself the freedom to…

The Big Picture Conference!

Just 12 days until The Big Picture Conference! I thought last year’s event was so stacked it couldn’t possibly be topped, but now that the lineup for 2012 has taken shape I’ll eat my words. There is a ridiculous amount of wisdom hitting the stage this time around. Barry and Marion really outdid themselves this…

Chicago PMI – Worse than the Cubs

You may have been too busy enjoying your stock market gains to notice (and that’s understandable), but September was an absolutely atrocious month for US economic data, almost every single report was a dud save for some housing-related stuff. This morning, the September Chicago Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI), a measure of business activity, went negative…