by Eddie Kalaher | Sep 28, 2020 | Reflections
The Wisdom of Teddy Bears I got an email from a customer last week that really tested my patience. Actually…he was already wearing that patience thin, this email was just “piling on”. The part that was really getting to me was his arrogance, his...
by Eddie Kalaher | Aug 3, 2020 | Reflections
When To Be A Fringe Lunatic “Every reform movement has a lunatic fringe.” – Theodore Roosevelt In many, many studies on human behavior, psychologists find that there is a typical (“normal”) distribution curve. It is a curve...
by Eddie Kalaher | May 26, 2020 | Reflections
10 Observations from a 47 Year Old Idiot In 1996 I participated in my very first fantasy football league. And for perspective on just how long ago that was, consider the following: There was an actual in-person draft Each person brought a folder or binder full of...
by Eddie Kalaher | Apr 17, 2020 | Reflections
Don’t Judge a Man Until You’ve Walked a Mile in His Pants When I was 11 years old, I saw my father as I think we all did…a grown up. A grown up who knew about the world, who was tough and ‘took care of’ whatever I needed. I didn’t...
by Eddie Kalaher | Oct 11, 2019 | Reflections
Running a business is HARD. Making tough decisions is HARD. Finding a balance between the pursuit of riches, and the desire to enrich the lives of our customers, co-workers, associates and loved ones…is HARD. Leading an organization requires that we...