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Out of the Office for the Holiday Weekend
I am out of the office for the Labor Day Holiday weekend. Leave a message here if you need anything really important. Check out the JASE Labor Day Holiday video. See you guys on Tuesday. Hope you have a fun weekend with the family. On Twitter? Follow me at @parnellk63. Listening to Hotel California by [...]
Controlled Communication – My Preference – Contact Me Here
My definition of ‘controlled communication’ revolves around electronic methods. Let’s communicate via email, my blog, or text. Where I can control the communication, its timing, and my responses to you. If the conversation is personal, texting is fine. But if we need to talk business, and the conversations need to be documented and filed, please [...]
Is it too late to put in to have 30 hours in this day?
This Tuesday is turning out to be one of those days that will not have enough time to get everything done. I need more hours in the day!
Paul Allen Sues Apple, Yahoo!, Ebay, Facebook, YouTube, AOL, Google, Netflix, Office Depot, OfficeMax, Staples
Wow. This lawsuit filed today looks to be for real.
Chatting with the Creative Team at 3AM
I love my job! And I love that I work with a group that loves our work. It’s 3AM and no one is sleeping.
VA Governor Looking to Increase SWAM Procurement
I like it. Finally a politician looking out for the small business owner! McDonnell seeks to increase SWAM procurement RSS and Facebook readers: click here to view and enter comments. On Twitter? Follow me at @parnellk63. Listening to Home Again by Hootie & the Blowfish.
Ever Had One of Those ADD-type Days?
That’s me today. So much to get done in a short period of time, yet can’t concentrate on one thing. I have several methods that I try when I get to feeling like this like walking out on the deck with a cup of coffee for a few minutes to totally clear the headspace. Or [...]
CNBC: VA #2 in Top States for Business, #11 in Economy, #13 in Education
According to a CNBC ranking, Virginia ranked well in States to do business, coming in ranked #2 in the United States. Virginia’s economic ranking came in at #11 and education ranking came in at #13. See the source article here on Virginia Business. RSS and Facebook readers: click here to view and enter comments. On [...]
Does a professional sports owner care more about winning or business success?
Being both a sports nut and a small business owner, I think about this quite a bit. Does a professional sports owner care more about winning or business success? There are examples of when each are mutually exclusive and also in support of each other. Examples: The New York Yankees have won 27 World Series [...]
Why can’t HRVA have the business mindset of DC Metro?
While strolling through my regular feed reading this morning over coffee, I pulled up to a post by Ted Leonsis, one of favorite bloggers and CEOs. If you don’t know Ted, read about him here. He’s a fascinating individual. Ted’s post was titled, Edge City. You can see a partial reprint below but essentially Ted [...]
Be Careful Which Realtor or Property Manager You Share Your Personal Information With
Scary story – I’m sitting in Panera Bread in Norfolk enjoying my tuna on wheat for lunch. Since I’m here early for the Coffee with the CEO session, I sit at the large table in the middle and share it with two respectable looking gentlemen. I’m not an eavesdropper by any means, but it was tough [...]
Out of the Office Today
I am out of the office again today on company business. Leave a message here if you need anything really important. See you guys on Wednesday. RSS and Facebook readers: click here to view and enter comments. On Twitter? Follow me at @parnellk63. Listening to Since You’re Gone by The Cars.
Regional Futures Conference in Hampton
[ on location ] I am attending the Regional Futures Conference at the Crowne Plaza Marina Hotel in Hampton, VA. The conference is presented by the Future of Hampton Roads organization. Speaking at the conference are Robert Puentes (Director, Metropolitan Infrastructure Initiative), Joe S. Frank (Mayor, Newport News, VA), Aneil Kumar (Green Jobs Alliance), Willie [...]
Virginia Companies in the Fortune 500 List
Virginia added 2 companies that were not in the Fortune 500 list last year – McLean based SAIC and Virginia Beach based Amerigroup. Virginia lost Circuit City from the list which recently filed for bankruptcy and closed all of its physical storefronts. Any of these surprise you? Freddie Mac – #54 General Dynamics – #69 [...]
Why You Should NEVER Listen to Your Customers
Yep, that’s right. That’s what Mark Cuban said. Check it out here. “The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” “Entrepreneurs always need to be reminded that its not the job of their customers to know what they don’t know.”
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