http://entrequest.com/Truby-blog Fri, 09 May 2008 12:41:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Secretaries and stewardesses went from endangered to extinct.  Simultaneously, the new species of Administrative Assistants and Flight Attendants evolved.  “Professional correctness” is taking off in this modern day workforce and men want in too! Well at least that’s what I take away from a Monster.com article that re-terms “cowboy” with “ranch ... http://entrequest.com/Truby-blog/index.php/2008/05/09/lassod-in-by-the-pc-police/ Amateur Afterthoughts:  This movie's title is a little deceiving.  There wasn't that much blood.  I'm sure I wasn't the only one expecting war, gore or horror - even a documentary on The American Red Cross would have worked.  Instead, we have a film on the pioneering of America's oil industry.  ... http://entrequest.com/Truby-blog/index.php/2008/04/29/tmr-there-will-be-blood/ People are outraged over Donald Trump trying to trademark “You’re Fired.”  But I think we should be celebrating.  Let him broaden his real estate properties to include intellectual ones.  Once he owns that phrase as his brand, guess who can be held liable for saying “You’re Fired?”  OUR BOSSES!  Landing ... http://entrequest.com/Truby-blog/index.php/2008/04/11/trump-trademarks-and-tenure/ Of all people, it was the crusader against organized crime and corporate wrongdoing who turned out to be a high-paying customer in a prostitution ring.  So who has the last laugh now at former Governor Eliot Spitzer?   His Wall Street targets, his white collar convicts, Republican radio show hosts, and even ... http://entrequest.com/Truby-blog/index.php/2008/03/28/spitzer-hypocritzer/ In the Real World, there is one drug addiction that’s completely acceptable:  CAFFEINE.  No limit.  Any time of day.  Available in the forms of coffee, soda, tablets, even Snickers just came out with a caffeine infused bar! This is the good gateway drug!  Caffeine allows us to maintain our youth staying ... http://entrequest.com/Truby-blog/index.php/2008/03/07/no-sleep-over/ Restoration Hardware turned down a buy-out offer from Sears. I don't think anyone needs experience in the business world, consumer world, or world in general to understand this one.  The only thing I don't understand is how a deal like this even approached the table.  I couldn't even imagine the table ... http://entrequest.com/Truby-blog/index.php/2008/03/07/tooling-around/ Everyone can have Facebook now!  And some people have it twice. If you're reading this in Morocco, here's a warning.  A 26 year-old computer engineer was arrested, and allegedly beaten, for impersonating Prince Moulay Rachid on a Facebook account. Needing background on this news story, I went straight to my trusted information ... http://entrequest.com/Truby-blog/index.php/2008/02/29/face-booked-for-identity-theft/ Groundhog's Day used to be my favorite holiday.  You don't have to buy presents and you don't have to cook.  This year was different though.  I was at work on February 2nd before the groundhog even woke up.  Yet he was the one with an entire square devoted to him on ... http://entrequest.com/Truby-blog/index.php/2008/02/28/february-greetings/ Our organization's five partners went away on a retreat to discuss the next year's budget.  The remaining employees who had experience under their belt were essentially out all day, leaving five of us entry levelers to run the office by ourselves on a Friday. The day started off strong at our ... http://entrequest.com/Truby-blog/index.php/2008/02/14/when-the-senior-staff%e2%80%99s-away-the-entry-levelers-play/ There were two types of new-hires those that get to order a new chair and those that are given a hand-me-down.  I always thought that your chair was a metaphor for your career path.  We were confined to the stationary seats from grammar school to college and even throughout the ... http://entrequest.com/Truby-blog/index.php/2008/02/14/let%e2%80%99s-sit-on-it/