Are You a Disruptor?

Are You a Disruptor?

“If I had asked customers what they wanted,” Henry Ford is rumored to have said, “They would have said faster horses.” Now, before you fire your market research person, it is important to remember Henry Ford’s arrogance about customers also lead him to chide,...
Give Customers an Uncloudy Day

Give Customers an Uncloudy Day

As many times as I have sung the song in church, I never paid much attention to the implications of the words of the old Protestant song entitled “Uncloudy Day.” We don’t use that phrase anymore—days are either clear, partly cloudy, or cloudy. But, the backstory is of...
‘Elegance Without Warmth is Arrogance’

‘Elegance Without Warmth is Arrogance’

The pinnacle of culinary excellence is arguably a meal prepared at the renowned Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, N.Y. This institution is to food what Juilliard is to music. The world’s greatest chefs come here to learn their profession. Meals are prepared...
Build a Balm in Customer Service

Build a Balm in Customer Service

It happened in a large field after it started to rain. Three hundred people were in make-shift tents or thin ponchos on rural property owned by David Hill. It was a chilly night in late March and people huddled to keep warm. They were on a historic journey. All day...