tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18599141871936010492024-02-19T01:16:30.306-08:00Bolts of Thinking: rustyrueffblogI have always been fascinated by lightning bolts. Whether it was the suit of Shazam or Thor throwing bolts across the universe. What I also love about lightning bolts are how one bolt from sky to ground fractures into hundreds more...kind of like my thinking process. Expect to see lots of random thoughts across a sky of topics. I will do my best to not have lightning strike more than once!Rusty Rueffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17133192763634234500noreply@blogger.comBlogger342125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859914187193601049.post-63522824408739732302018-01-01T15:43:00.000-08:002018-01-01T15:45:14.640-08:002017 Rusty Rueff Reading List<br />
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2017 was a productive year of reading with the completion of 39 books.<br />
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Here are a few of the stats to accompany the list:<br />
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19 were read digitally (all on the Kindle)<br />
10 were audiobooks (all through Audible)<br />
10 paper bound<br />
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17 Fiction<br />
22 Non-Fiction<br />
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March was the most productive month with 7 books completed<br />
November and December the least productive with only 1 book completed in each month<br />
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Here is my commentary:<br />
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Best Book Overall: A Gentleman in Moscow (Fiction)<br />
Best Next Fiction: My Absolute Darling<br />
Best Non-Fiction: Evicted<br />
Best Next Non-Fiction: H is for Hawk<br />
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Most Overrated: Lincoln in the Bardo<br />
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Most Underrated: The Dry <br />
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Best Audio Book: Endurance<br />
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Most Memorable Fiction: The Sport of Kings<br />
Most Memorable Non-Fiction: The Road to Character<br />
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Book I didn't think I would like but did: The Conscientious Conservative<br />
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Book I thought I would like but didn't much care for: Wonder<br />
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Most beautifully written: Moonglow<br />
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Best Author Debut Book: My Absolute Darling<br />
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Here's to a Happy 2018 of reading for all!<br />
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Rusty <br />
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(d) The Sympathizer: A Novel - Nguyen F </div>
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(d) Born to Run- Springsteen NF </div>
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(d) Reclaiming Hope: Lessons Learned...- Wear NF </div>
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The Dry - Harper F </div>
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(a) Running for My Life- Lomong NF </div>
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(d) Whiplash-Ito/Howe NF </div>
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(a) Shoe Dog - Knight NF </div>
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(d) Moonglow - Chabon NF </div>
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(a) Truevine<span data-mce-style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">- Macy NF </span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Not I, But Christ- Henderson NF </span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Beloved- Morrison F </span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Mindset- Dweck NF </span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">(d) The Vegetarian- Kang F </span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">(d) The Sport of Kings- Morgan F </span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">(d) Difficult Women- Gay F </span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">The Blood Pressure Solution- Merritt NF </span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">(d) Lincoln in the Bardo- Saunders F </span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">On to the Next Dream- Madonna NF </span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">(a) Evicted- Desmond NF </span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">The Winning Horseplayer- Beyer<span data-mce-style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> NF </span></span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">(d) A Gentleman in Moscow-Towles<span data-mce-style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"> F </span></span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">On Hundred Apocalypses and Other Apocalypses- Corin F </span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">(d) Commonwealth- Patchett F </span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">(a) The Road to Character- Brooks NF </span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">(a) H is for Hawk- Macdonald NF </span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">(d) Into the Water - Hawkins F </span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">The Subtle Art of Not Giving a... - Manson NF </span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">(d) The Conscientious Conservative- Flake NF </span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">(d) Sudden Sea- Scotti NF </span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Sorry to Disrupt the Peace- Cottrell F </span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">(d)
Swing Time- Smith F </span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">(a) What Happened- Clinton NF </span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">(a) Troublemaker: Scientology...- Remini NF </span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">(a)
Endurance- Kelly NF </span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">(d)
Girls- Cline F </span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">(a) Rocket Men: The Epic Story of First... -Nelson NF </span></div>
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(d) Wonder- Palacio F </div>
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Rusty Rueffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17133192763634234500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859914187193601049.post-68803357866940291162017-01-11T16:31:00.001-08:002017-01-11T16:31:39.034-08:00The POTUS Job Creation Gauntlet Has Been Thrown DownIn today's POTUSElect's first Press Conference since the election, the POTUSElect made this statement: <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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"I will be the biggest jobs creator God ever created".<br />
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That is a big claim and one that can be easily measured. Here is the measurement that we can/should all look towards -<br />
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As the statistics show, in the current President's 8 year term, nearly 15MM jobs were created.<br />
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There is the gauntlet that has been thrown. I'd be the first to stand and applaud if that kind of job growth can be surpassed. <br />
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<br />Rusty Rueffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17133192763634234500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859914187193601049.post-29262296309685121832017-01-10T03:00:00.000-08:002017-01-10T03:00:11.874-08:00IF = THEN, Then Why Not This?IF the ISIS threat = Build and register all Muslims<br />
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IF the Immigration threat = Build a wall between Mexico and the US<br />
<br />
THEN the Mental Illness Epidemic = A Gun No-Buy List and More Thorough Background Checks<br />
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Right?Rusty Rueffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17133192763634234500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859914187193601049.post-52040820621745799792017-01-09T03:00:00.000-08:002017-01-09T03:00:08.091-08:00Repeal and Replace ObamaCare Process Reminds Me of The Old Prisoner - Cobbler JokeA convict spends 35 years in prison. Upon his release he receives a bag with his personal items that were confiscated and stored when he entered prison. As he leaves the prison he opens his wallet and finds a few dollars and a claim ticket for a pair of shoes. Knowing there wasn't any chance the Cobbler would have his shoes, much less still be in business, with nothing else to do, he drives to the shoe store. Amazed, he sees that that store is still there and open. He parks his car and walks into the store. The same bell from 35 years earlier rings as he opens the door and the same Cobbler, much older now comes from behind the curtained back of the store and says, "Can I help you?"<br />
<br />
The ex-prisoner says, "I'm here to pick up a pair of shoes I dropped off to be resoled".<br />
<br />
The Cobbler looks quizzically at the ticket and says, "Just one moment" and returns to the back.<br />
<br />
The ex-prisoner stands there, waiting and looking around wondering if he has any recourse if the shoes have been lost or thrown away. Just as has convinced himself that he should just leave rather than have to explain why its been 35 years, the cobbler comes out from behind the curtain. The ex-prisoner speaks first.<br />
<br />
"Do you have them?", he asks?<br />
<br />
"Yes", says the Cobbler. "They will be ready tomorrow."<br />
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And this is how I feel about the replacement of The Affordable Health Care Act. The Republicans have voted how many times to repeal the Act and promised it would be there for signature on Day One of the President's new term. That means there have been nearly eight years of time to have a replacement bill ready to go. Instead, the answer is, "We will have something to consider within six months".<br />
<br />
Sounds very familiar to the Cobbler and the shoes, "They will be ready tomorrow."<br />
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It's one thing to joke about what we can expect from the stereotypical Cobbler, it's another thing to expect more from those who represent us and govern us.<br />
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We should expect more!Rusty Rueffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17133192763634234500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859914187193601049.post-71731598629922389352017-01-08T13:27:00.001-08:002017-01-08T14:40:55.995-08:00My 2016 Life Highlight Reel2016 Life Highlight Reel - Events throughout the year that stood out!<br />
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January - Patti's 60th Birthday Celebration in Sonoma</div>
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February- "Champions" @ SF Jazz</div>
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March - Khaled Housseni @ our House to preview "A Thousand Splendid Suns"</div>
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March - Cuba Trip with President's Advisory Committee on the Arts</div>
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April - Rollout weekend of Life Apps 2.0 @ Cornerstone</div>
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April - Seeing "Hamilton" and "The Humans" on same day in Manhattan<br />
May - Kentucky Derby 142 </div>
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May - Weekend at Clear Lake </div>
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June - Speaking @ HireVue Disrupt in Park City</div>
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August - Sandra and Bobby's Wedding</div>
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August - Rhode Island weekend with Ram's Gate event</div>
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August - First "Impossible Burger" @ Momofuku Nishi in NYC</div>
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September- Victor's 50th Birthday Party</div>
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September- The Spicer Mansion </div>
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September- Kennedy Center National Symphony Season Opening Gala</div>
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October - Hawaii visit + Kona Shuttle</div>
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October - Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize Award weekend - co-chairing the event</div>
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October - Criminal Trial Jury Service - 4 days</div>
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October - Beginning of the releases of Hamilton MixTape</div>
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November - LifeApps 3.0 Series @ Cornerstone</div>
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November- Election Night 2016 @ Ro Khanna for Victory Celebration</div>
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November- Napa Valley Film Festival (Big Sonia, Lion, Burn Your Maps)</div>
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December - Kennedy Center Honors </div>
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December - Patti Birthday Dinner @ Manresa<br />
December - White House Holiday Celebration (last foreseeable one for us) </div>
December - Christmas Trip Home to IndianaRusty Rueffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17133192763634234500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859914187193601049.post-77924753624039750822017-01-08T13:17:00.001-08:002017-01-09T06:43:24.321-08:002016 Rusty Rueff Reading ListMy 2016 Reading List:<br />
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Between the World and Me - Coates - NF <br />
(d)
Fate and Furies -Groff - F <br />
(d) The North Water: A Novel - McGuire -F <br />
A Separate Peace -Knowles -F <br />
Oracle
Night -
Auster -F <br />
(d) Mr. and Mrs Doctor -Iromuanya -F <br />
(d) Everybody Rise: A Novel -Clifford -F <br />
(d) Strong and Weak -Crouch -NF <br />
Heels
Over Head -
Small - F <br />
(d) American Nations: A History of Eleven Rival Nations - Woodard - NF <br />
(d) The Underground Railroad -Whitehead -F <br />
(d)
The Fifth Season -
Jemison -F <br />
(d)
The Nix -
Hill -F <br />
(d) Hillbilly
Elegy -
Vance - NF<br />
(d) Racing the Rain: A Novel Parker F <br />
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Only 15 books in 2016 (started The Sympathizer in December and will be a 2017 finish)<br />
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73% Digital<br />
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73% Fiction <br />
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Best Non-Fiction: A tie between Between the World and Me and Hillbilly Elegy (just coincidence that I began and finished the year with these two cultural bookend books).<br />
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Best Fiction: The North Water: A Novel. Surprised me given I thought I would rate The Underground Railroad, Fates and Furies and The Nix above it. It didn't get the recognition it should have. But, Underground Railroad and The Nix, and Fates and Furies still great reads!<br />
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Knowledge referenced the most throughout the year: American Nations. A great primer to HillBilly Elegy and the rest of the understanding of political and economic understanding.<br />
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Biggest head snapper: Hillbilly Elegy when I realized that JD Vance not my age but 20 years younger and his life pattern is still the same as my generation's experience.<br />
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Rusty Rueffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17133192763634234500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859914187193601049.post-81741518662165544582015-01-01T09:18:00.000-08:002015-01-01T09:18:17.448-08:00My 2014 Life Highlight ReelAnd here's to what 2015 might bring:<br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>January - Attending Ray Dolby's Life Memorial Service</li>
<li>January - GRAMMY Special Merit Awards and being on the GRAMMY telecast</li>
<li>January - Being at the taping of the Beatle's 50th Anniversary of the Ed Sullivan appearance</li>
<li>March - Marathon #8 at Phoenix Marathon</li>
<li>April - Masters Tournament with Stuart</li>
<li>May - Kentucky Derby weather and seeing California Chrome win like he did</li>
<li>May - Visit to the 9/11 Memorial in NYC</li>
<li>May/June - Walking the Camino de Santiago in Spain </li>
<li>June - AFI Awards Honoring Jane Fonda</li>
<li>June - Speaking weekend at Cornerstone Church</li>
<li>July - Visit to Jackson Hole, WY</li>
<li>September - Bill Hedden Ireland golf Trip</li>
<li>October - Purdue Week as Entrepreneur in Residence</li>
<li>October - Ro Khanna Debate with Mike Honda</li>
<li>October - Mark Twain Awards at Kennedy Center and first PACA meeting</li>
<li>November - 20th Anniversary Trip to Savannah, Charleston and Kiawah</li>
<li>December - Kennedy Center Honors week</li>
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Rusty Rueffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17133192763634234500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859914187193601049.post-60036900650303316632015-01-01T06:19:00.001-08:002015-01-05T15:59:37.506-08:00<h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I am pleased to share my 2014 Books completed list.<br />
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I've also included what I felt were my "The Best Ofs" for the year.<br />
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Another year to also compare reading Statistics/Mediums:<br /> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">17 Books read (a down year for me due to lots of writing on my own second book) <br />
71% read digitally (d) - that's up from 66% in 2013 and 25% in 2012</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">71% were Fiction</span></span><br />
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</span>(d) <b>The Goldfinch</b> - Taart *predicted its Pulitzer win from the first page. Loved it. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(d) <b>Americanah</b>- Adichie *If Dave Eggers says read it, then must be good. It was! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(d)
<b>Bark</b> - Moore *Best Short Story collection </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(d) <b>The Silkworm</b> - Galbraith (Rowling) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(d) <b>Brave Girl Eating</b> - Brown *Most eye-opening book of the year </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(d)<b> I am Pilgrim</b>: A Thriller- Hayes *Best page-turner (and first time author) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(d)
<b>The Son</b> - Meyer
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>The Defector</b> -Silva
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>The Fallen Angel</b> - Silva </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Boys in the Boa</b>t - Brown *Best non-fiction and want it to be a movie </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>The Big Burn</b> - Egan </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>The Soundtrack of My Life</b> -Davis </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(d) <b>Whiskey Tango Foxtrot</b> - Shafer </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(d)
<b>The Art of Stillness</b> -
Iyer </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(d)
<b>10:04</b> -
Lehrer *Best to not live up to its hype </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(d) <b>Citizen's Creek</b> -Tademy *Best fiction based on truth that made me want to know more </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(d) <b>All The Light We Cannot See</b> - Doerr *Best book of the year! Can't believe I got the gift to start the year with <i>The Goldfinch</i> and end with <i>All The Light We Cannot See</i> - 2015 Pulitzer?! Think so! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2013 List: <a href="http://boltsofthinking.blogspot.com/2014/01/2013-rusty-rueff-books-read-and-best-ofs.html">http://boltsofthinking.blogspot.com/2014/01/2013-rusty-rueff-books-read-and-best-ofs.html</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2012 list: <a href="http://boltsofthinking.blogspot.com/2012/12/2012-books-read-and-best-ofs.html">http://boltsofthinking.blogspot.com/2012/12/2012-books-read-and-best-ofs.html</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2011 list: <a href="http://boltsofthinking.blogspot.com/2011/12/2011-reading-list.html">http://boltsofthinking.blogspot.com/2011/12/2011-reading-list.html </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2010 list: <a href="http://boltsofthinking.blogspot.com/2011/01/2010-reading-list-and-commentary.html">http://boltsofthinking.blogspot.com/2011/01/2010-reading-list-and-commentary.html </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> A decade of reading - 2000-2009: <a href="http://boltsofthinking.blogspot.com/2010/01/my-decade-of-reading.html">http://boltsofthinking.blogspot.com/2010/01/my-decade-of-reading.html</a></span><br />
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Rusty Rueffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17133192763634234500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859914187193601049.post-892307838246080802014-05-16T06:53:00.000-07:002014-05-16T06:53:19.186-07:00A CoughWant to be "superhorse",
California Chrome, has a "cough". As he prepares for the second leg of
the Triple Crown tomorrow in The Preakness Stakes, everyone is talking
about the coughs that he had as he came off the racetrack yesterday
after training.<br />
<br />
It's clear, no one likes to hear a cough in a racehorse,
in a person, or in a company. A cough signifies nothing but bad to
come. Sometimes, it's nothing and a little tickle in the throat passes,
but when we hear a cough, we begin to worry and even step aside to not
catch the cold ourselves. Last year, while traveling in Costa Rica, one
of the locals told me that when America coughs, Latin America gets
pneumonia. <br />
<br />
No one likes a cough and more often than not those coughs
that we see in the market, or with a company, or in a team are the
beginning of something and shouldn't be ignored. <br />
<br />
How many times have we
heard the cough, ignored it and and then later kicked ourselves for not
seeing what later were so obvious signs?Rusty Rueffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17133192763634234500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859914187193601049.post-15321056752023083112014-05-15T06:55:00.003-07:002014-05-15T06:55:55.418-07:00Chefs or Short-Order Cooks?For most things at work, or in life, we can approach
things in one of two ways: as a Chef, or as a Short-Order Cook. <br />
<br />
A
Short-Order Cook takes orders and fulfills the assignment just as it is
given to them. They operate quickly, efficiently and can be counted on
to deliver on time. A Chef sees things differently, always considering
options and other ways to achieve the order. Creativity trumps
efficiency sometimes and there is an anxious anticipation of the
customer of what might arrive. Because of this, a Chef gets a little
more time and more leeway than the Short-Order Cook. The similarity is
that both know their customer. For the Short-Order Cook; it's the
waitress/waiter who is standing at the hot table waiting. For the Chef,
the wait staff are just a delivery vehicle to their ultimate customer;
the diner. <br />
<br />
Seldom does someone ask the Short-Order Cook to come out and
meet the table to receive their lauds. But, also seldom does someone
applaud the Chef who makes the table wait too long for their food. The
balance is tricky and it all gets messed up when someone tries to take
the opposite role when to everyone else it is pretty clear what is
expected. <br />
<br />
Which are you? <br />
<br />
Which does your company reward and
recognize? <br />
<br />
Is your organization in balance with the right amount of
Chefs and the right amount of Short-Order Cooks?Rusty Rueffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17133192763634234500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859914187193601049.post-16461567371918896982014-05-13T06:22:00.000-07:002014-05-13T06:22:09.390-07:003-DeepAnyone who has ever sold or marketed into an enterprise (company) big or
medium sized fears one thing; losing their internal champion/supporter.
A ton of work can go into landing a deal only to learn that the person
internally who was leading the acceptance of your product/service is
being moved into another job or leaving the company. Where does that
leave you? Starting all over, unfortunately. So, the best approach is
to ensure that you are "3-Deep" in every account. That means, three
people who are below the champion who also support the product so that
is she/he moves on, you aren't caught with no one knowing who you are.Rusty Rueffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17133192763634234500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859914187193601049.post-38101938830080755122014-05-06T07:26:00.002-07:002014-05-06T07:26:18.649-07:00We Have Just Returned...<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Rusty Rueffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17133192763634234500noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859914187193601049.post-77693280075174236372014-05-05T07:25:00.001-07:002014-05-05T07:25:36.708-07:00Understandable People: A Tribute to Dr. Gary Becker (1931-2014)I'm going to be honest and a little vulnerable here today. I need to
let you know that one of the reasons I try and write this blog in common
sense and practical terms is that I can't myself understand or
comprehend much more than that. <br />
<br />
On a plane the other day someone had
left a copy of The Economist. That is one of the magazines that I know I
should be able to read and enjoy, but I just can't. Half the time I
don't understand what they are trying to say and the depth and
understanding of the economics behind the stories are usually over my
pay grade. <br />
<br />
This is why I was so sorry to hear that Gary Becker died
this last Saturday. Some may not know him, but I felt like I did.
Professor Becker was a Nobel Prize winning economist, but more important
for me, he was an economist who I could understand. When he wrote for
Business Week, I would read his every word and walk away with something
that I could not only relate, but also apply in my thinking and
actions. <br />
<br />
Our world is a complex one and we need more people, like Dr.
Gary Becker, who can boil it down so that most of us can use our common
sense to understand.Rusty Rueffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17133192763634234500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859914187193601049.post-7030983299775736192014-05-01T05:01:00.000-07:002014-05-01T05:01:31.947-07:00When the Bucks Stops Here!<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As
leaders, managers, or in today’s world, even those who work someplace where we
have influence over decisions that are made that could affect others, we need
to be careful and constructive in those decisions. We seldom see examples
of leaders who step up when things go wrong. Some will do it and admit
that the buck stops with them, but they won’t accept the full responsibility,
which many times would lead to a resignation or some other type of repercussion.
Last week we saw a leader do so though when South Korean Prime Minister, Chung Hong-won, resigned
after the failed rescue of the ferry that capsized. I found this interestingly
juxtaposed with the firing of a number of the GM senior execs, but not the
CEO. I know, she is new, but remember, she was on the senior team and has
been with the company for 34 years. I’m not saying that she should have been
fired, but when the buck stops, it must stop somewhere and the best of the best
leaders know it stops with them. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Anything short of that, can feel like lip
service to leadership.</span>Rusty Rueffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17133192763634234500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859914187193601049.post-48272089705267703182014-04-29T11:54:00.003-07:002014-04-29T11:54:44.191-07:00Thinking Before We SpeakAs we are learning in the world of sports, there are consequences to
word and actions. When we are part of a larger organization, those
consequences can reach far and wide and hurt many people. <br />
<br />
We usually
don't know how broadly, until it happens. <br />
<br />
But, we can still think ahead and
imagine the consequences before we act or speak. <br />
<b> </b>Rusty Rueffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17133192763634234500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859914187193601049.post-82660168356345999122014-04-28T05:00:00.000-07:002014-04-28T05:00:11.808-07:00Hunters and FarmersSales organizations are getting smarter in how they organize. Well,
actually, most have always organized in the manner that is most
successful but today they are getting better at giving the organizations
names that better describe what they do. Back in the day you had "New
Account Teams" and you had "Existing Account Teams". Now, we have
"Hunters and Farmers". <br />
<br />
Hunters bring in new business. Farmers expand
the growth. Subtle, but big differences in the type of people to do
these jobs and their responsibilities. <br />
<br />
Some times just getting better
at describing what someone does can make the difference in hiring and
assigning the right person to the job. Rusty Rueffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17133192763634234500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859914187193601049.post-38811344330987577972014-04-25T07:02:00.002-07:002014-04-25T07:02:45.044-07:00CubedThere is a new book out by Nikil Saval, called "Cubed". I have not read
it yet, but have read the reviews of it and I will be picking it up
soon. What Saval does in his book is give us the history of our current
workplaces covering things like the drop ceiling, lighting, filing
spaces, open door policies and yes, the "Cubicle". My total time working
in corporations was 21 years. Of those 21 years, as best as I can add
up, I spent eight years in a Cube and two and a half years working in an
open floor space. So, almost half, not in an office.<br />
<br />
The best of all of
those years (including a couple of years in offices that were well
beyond nice and totally not necessary), were the years in the open floor
plan where there were no walls and I was out in the open with everyone
else. I learned new forms of boundaries (headphones on meant I was
busy), shorter phone calls, discretion of conversation (loudness and
content) and time management (there wasn't any hanging around with the
feet on the desk shooting the breeze).<br />
<br />
Where we sit can make a
difference in how we work. Where we assign others to work, can make a
difference in their productivity and motivation. Part of what we are to
do, if we want to be good leaders and managers, is to be cognizant and
sensitive to the environment that we ask people to work.<br />
<br />
If you have
people begging to work at home, you might want to ask yourself if that
cubicle might be part of their motivation.Rusty Rueffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17133192763634234500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859914187193601049.post-44886614914280141792014-04-22T07:12:00.000-07:002014-04-22T07:12:09.397-07:00Breaking the Tape First!This is not a sports blog, but I can't resist. Yesterday, something
amazing happened in the sports world and it couldn't have happened at a
better time, a better place, or to a better athlete. Yesterday, on
April 21st, 2014, marathon athlete Meb Keflezighi, at 38 years old, won
the Boston Marathon and became the first American winner in 31 years. Why was
this victory so sweet? Sure, it was because he won on the first
anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings. Yes, it was great that he
is an old guy as 38 is over the hill for marathoners. And for sure, the
American win is not the norm. But, his win was more than that. I
happen to serve on the board of <a href="http://www.runcoach.com/">runcoach</a>
with Meb and I have heard him talk of overcoming injuries and working
his way back to his top form. Marathoners are much like we are in
business. We get a couple of great moments a year and the rest of the
time we are up early, logging the hours of training and doing our best
to balance the rest of life, fueling ourselves for the next bit of
competition. And when we start to feel the pains and hurt, it takes
time to get over them. We'd be well served to bask in the win of Meb
yesterday and remind ourselves that winning only comes because we put in
the hard work, understand what it takes to win when we need to, and
shut out the rest that keeps us from getting to our peak form.Rusty Rueffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17133192763634234500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859914187193601049.post-55959756474969463952014-04-17T07:46:00.000-07:002014-04-17T07:46:00.493-07:00Permadeath<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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the summer job that was expected. It was the first time in a short life that a
rejection that couldn't be changed happened. Shock and awe, along with
lots of questioning ensued. I was not surprised as we have a generation plus
now who don't know what it means to not play on the team or to not be able to
do things over until they reach satisfaction. <b> </b>It seems that now,
everyone, regardless if the team wins or loses, gets to get out on the field or
court and play. In videogames we let you start over and over and nothing
really ended, or died...until now. Games are making the turn to what is
called "Permadeath". That means that once the character or
figure dies, they don't come back. I remember this being experimented
with in the late 90's only to receive outrage from customers who claimed that
they had the right to bring the character back over and over. Who is to know
what is best, but I don't see that much harm in teaching the next generation
that loss and rejection are real and that we need to learn the lesson early,
not wait until employers and business have to be the first to hand out the
word, "no".</span></span>Rusty Rueffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17133192763634234500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859914187193601049.post-73718286701294086622014-04-07T06:55:00.002-07:002014-04-07T06:55:48.861-07:00Always Open for Business!<b><span class="textbody"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"></span></span></b><span class="textbody"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Patti
and I rushed on Saturday to get to an art gallery/framing store before
its 5:30pm closing time. We arrived at 5:24pm and they closed early.
We were bummed. I looked at the "Closed" sign in the window and
thought, "What an antiquated way to run a business". We've all had the
experience of cupping our hands to our eyes and staring into a plate
glass window to see what is on the other side in a darkened store,
knowing that we won't probably every be able to come back during their
open hours. We miss out and a retailer misses out. But, that is about
to change, or at least I think it will soon. </span></span><br />
<br />
<span class="textbody"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">My friend Jason Johnson is
working hard on his new digital door lock, <a href="http://www.august.com/">August Smart Lock.</a>
I imagine that in the not too near future, we will be able to walk up
to a physically closed retail store and because we carry a trusted
digital ID on our iphone (kind of like TSA Pre for retailers), we will
be able to digitally open the front door of the retail store. As we do,
the lights come on, a motion activated set of cameras begin recording,
and a motion activated voice recording welcomes us into the store and
gives us directions on how to scan and pay for what we buy using our
digital wallets. The voice probably asks us politely to turn off the
lights before we leave, digitally locking the door behind us. </span></span><br />
<br />
<span class="textbody"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Are we
possibly entering the age of "Always Open for Business"? </span></span><br />
<br />
<span class="textbody"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">I think so!</span></span>Rusty Rueffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17133192763634234500noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859914187193601049.post-56456080331182100932014-04-03T07:07:00.000-07:002014-04-03T07:07:20.063-07:00Going Out On The LimbSometimes to get the recognition and notoriety that our brand or service
requires, we have to be willing to go out on the limb to get people to
take notice. Whether or not this is smart or not, we find out when the
limb holds us and causes others to look up, or the limb breaks and we
fall. <br />
<br />
We are in the age of being able to crawl out further and further
because of the support of low cost technology and infrastructure
support. We can try small things, at low cost and if they work,
continue them. If they don't, then discontinue and look to the next
idea. <br />
<br />
Google and Amazon are the leaders in this. It seems every month,
they each offer something new and they climb a little further out on
the limb. Not all of their moves work, but lots do. Their latest
moves? Google: Google Express Shopping. Amazon: Kindle Fire Streaming
device. We are looking up to both of these to see where they lead us
next. <br />
<br />
What are you offering that has you inching out further on the
limb?Rusty Rueffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17133192763634234500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859914187193601049.post-76321594675839012462014-04-02T06:42:00.000-07:002014-04-02T06:42:17.636-07:00Voice Recognition<span class="textbody"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">If
you have taken to using the voice options on your phone to dictate
texts and emails, you know that the translation is not quite perfect,
but so far better than it was just a year ago, that before long, with
another generation of voice recognition advancements, and a little user
interface improvement, that thumbing our way through typo galore filled
messages is about to become a thing of the past. </span></span><br />
<br />
<span class="textbody"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">What will this mean
for all of us? Good and bad likely. Good in that I have noticed that
when I speak a message that my thoughts are more fully formed and the
messages tend to be longer. A return to long form communication?
Maybe. Bad in that it becomes even easier to blow off steam and say
something that is now written that you wish you hadn't said. We are on
record forever now with everything we write, record, photograph, or
video. That's not all bad, but it all has implications. </span></span><br />
<br />
<span class="textbody"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">I grew up
learning how to write sentences and then how to put those sentences into
paragraphs and later, how to put them into full thoughts to achieve a
purpose. But, seldom were we taught on how to "communicate". No one
taught in school how to have a productive phone call, or how to discuss
something that is difficult over dinner. </span></span><br />
<br />
<span class="textbody"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">It may be time to begin
thinking about teaching our employees how to communicate, especially as
it relates to how to translate our thoughts into messages that are
productive, effective and good.</span></span>Rusty Rueffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17133192763634234500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859914187193601049.post-59693262028794626742014-03-31T05:00:00.000-07:002014-03-31T05:00:06.079-07:00Implied FreeIt used to be that if you wanted to access the internet in an airport that you had to pay for it through services like Boingo, or T-Mobile, AT&T, etc. You can still pay for that internet
access if you want, or you can access it through what I call, "Implied
Free". Implied free is telling the consumer that something is free, but
it isn't really. In the case of airport internet access, you watch an ad and then you get a half-hour or so, and then you can watch
the same ad again, and get another half hour or so. And on and on it
goes. It seems free, but it's not because we have taken our time to look
at the ad and distract ourselves from doing something else. What is the
cost to us? It's the cost of what we could/would be doing otherwise.
"Implied free" is not new. Broadcast media was built this way and we
now see the same for the "implied free" of ad supported streaming
entertainment services. We are just a moment away from walking into a
coffee shop and receiving what appears to be an "implied free" cup of
coffee, but we will have to show that we watched the ad, tweeted or
create a Facebook
status about being in the store and trying the coffee. I personally
don't mind "implied free". It feels active and full of choices. If we
can find the goodness in the approach, there is much we can do and have
our consumers and customers join in to help.Rusty Rueffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17133192763634234500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859914187193601049.post-49798478392589498272014-03-29T10:23:00.000-07:002014-03-29T10:29:23.695-07:00The "Work Market" and "BYOW"I was asked the other day why I invest and put my time and money where I do? I told this person that I subscribe to the theory that you can be the person who makes big changes to big things or make little changes to big things that add up to a big change, but it's kind of silly to fool around with anything that only addresses small things.<br />
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This is why I am fascinated with the size of the "Work Market". Nearly everyone works, will work, or has worked and while we go up and down economically, this premise won't change. And up until now, the "Work Market" has been approached only on the "enterprise level" bringing tools, processes and programs to the employer, the ones who create the work and hire the worker. And until now, the only outside of the office support or help a worker could get to make them better was what they could find at the local bookstore.<br />
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But the world has changed. Today, the "Work Market" is open for those who are doing the work. I first felt the shift when the guys in Austin at 37 Signals created a collaborative project management software called "Basecamp". Companies were slow to offer project management tools and when they did they were heavyweight, clunky and one-size fit all, like Microsoft Project. Workers who couldn't and wouldn't wait started sourcing their own tools and were using Basecamp, inside the firewall, on either their own credit card, or expensing it monthly as a nominal fee. Box and DropBox have grown in the same way. We now have "BYOD", bring your own devices to work. This week I will talk to a group of top HR Leaders that we are now in the "BYOW" era..."Bring Your Own Way" to get these things done.<br />
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Every company and their employees are now an open "Work Market" platform that we can build work, productivity, data, prediction, reporting, trending, and whatever else we can think of applications.<br />
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Mark Newman, the Founder and CEO of HireVue (one of the HCM companies where I sit on the Board) estimates that there are a billion interviews done a year in the United States. He's probably wrong in that is a low number. Consider just that number as the number of (as Mark likes to call them) "interactions" that are available to capture, improve and provide tools and support. Interviews are a perfect example of BYOW as everyone does an interview in a way that is easy and best for them. But, that haphazard approach is also a part of the problem in why that part of the "Work Market" always feels so broken.<br />
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BYOW is not going to stop. The "Work Market" is not shrinking. Who will be the ones to capture the needs and the wants of those who work and those who create and fund the work?<br />
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If you are looking for a big market fraught with lots of problems to solve, then look no further than right here.<br />
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<br />Rusty Rueffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17133192763634234500noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859914187193601049.post-2837171548971015072014-03-28T04:29:00.000-07:002014-03-28T04:29:40.557-07:00Investing In HomeI was back at Purdue (my alma mater) this week. On Wednesday, General
Electric announced a partnership with Purdue around advanced
manufacturing practices and technology, and that GE would be building a
new jet engine manufacturing plant in the Greater Lafayette, Indiana
area. It was a big deal for Purdue and the community. In the same week
I read that BMW is investing and expanding in South Carolina and Ford
is doing the same in the Midwest. It's a good sign to see
multinationals investing in the U.S.. We still have a ways to go as
Shenzen, China claims now to be the largest manufacturing location for
smartphones. I predict that might change over time as well. It's not
an easy decision to invest at home. It can be more expensive and the
regulations around the environment, safety and labor can add to that
cost, but once the plunge is taken, the reduced complexity of time,
travel and cultures, can win the day. At least an honest discussion
about the tradeoffs looks to be being held with certain segments of our
economy. Here's to more and more of those decisions landing back to
home.Rusty Rueffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17133192763634234500noreply@blogger.com0