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Author Archives: Mark
Not Very Shocking Case For Regulation and Government Oversight
This week I was stringing Christmas lights on my back patio. I always plug in the lights before I start hanging as it helps me prevent hanging a bad string. I was hanging them across a ledge that goes over … Continue reading
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Thoughts For My Country
You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot help small men by tearing down big men. You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer. … Continue reading
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CEO’s Checklist For Leading Your Company Through A Recession
This came from members of Sterling Lanier’s Vistage Group in the Bay Area. I changed just a couple of items, but this is essentially their work. CEO Driven Activities – surround yourself with good advisors and seek their help – focus … Continue reading
SVPI Conference 2008
The model of San Diego Social Venture Partners is truly amazing. I hear the statistics of the incredible leverage that our dollars produce. I hear the feedback from the investees about the amazing value of our time, expertise and recourses. … Continue reading
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10 Commandments of Networking for a Job
I visited a meeting of Vistage Chairs in Los Angeles this week. One Vistage Chair shared a few documents that were some of his best practices. This document on networking I thought was well written and worth publishing on my … Continue reading
Beating a Demon in Ironman Brazil
I was never much of an athlete when I was growing up. It is not that I was terrible. In grade school I was one of the faster kids. With four grade schools feeding into my junior high, the competition … Continue reading
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Fear, Oct 2003
This is a poem I wrote in a Vistage Chair training class. I am continually reminded how fear gets in the way of good decision making for managers. I am also continually reminded how I am hampered by fear. Of … Continue reading
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A Comeback in Ironman Switzerland
July 13, 2008 – Over the years, I have had a few goals regarding Ironman. The first goal was to actually finish an Ironman. I did that in 2002 in Florida. The next goal was to do two so I … Continue reading
Yearly Message to SDSVP Partners
San Diego Social Venture Partners is a unique organization dedicated to serving two separate and distinct constituencies, our Partners and our Investees. Our Mission “San Diego Social Venture Partners cultivates effective philanthropists who drive community solutions with investments of their … Continue reading
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TKF Strategic Planning
TKF embarked on a major strategic planning process over the course of four weeks in April 2008. The planning sessions were facilitated by Duane Trombly as a free resource donated by Duane and the San Diego Social Venture Partners (www.sdsvp.org). … Continue reading
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