The Sons of Tigers Are Tigers — Inspiration
Big Red Car here. Can only hang for a few seconds but wanted to share something that brought tears to my eyes this morning. Literally.
01/27/13
Category Archives: Character
01/25/13
Big Red Rules II
Big Red Car here. It’s Friday and we need to explore some more Big Red Rules.
01/24/13
“What difference, at this point, does it make?”
Big Red Car here. The Boss was watching the Benghazi Congressional hearings with one eye yesterday and listened to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s performance before the Senate and House committees investigating the Benghazi murders.
Secretary Clinton said with seemingly great emotion: “What difference, at this point, does it make?”
01/23/13
Inspiration and Innovation
Big Red Car here. The Boss is getting ready to take the dogs to the park. I make that trip and I always enjoy it. That Labrador gets to the park and leaps out when my top is down. He is an inspiration to see all that boundless energy.
01/20/13
The Beginning of Wisdom
Big Red Car here.
What a day in the ATX. Clear, sunny and going to be 72F. Hey, don’t tell me about it, you are the one who decided to live up North.
01/13/13
George Washington — the ultimate crisis leader
Big Red Car here. Nice sunny day, cold, here in the ATX.
The Boss was up before dawn and had his breakfast and was hard at work on a new deal he is working on. An exciting new startup business. Which brought me to the notion of leadership and, in particular, leadership in a crisis
I have often heard The Boss speak of his admiration for George Washington and his leadership — crisis leadership — in the Battle of Trenton. Continue reading
01/12/13
Big Red Rules
Big Red Car here. The Boss is out drinking coffee early this morning. He loves the 7:00 AM meeting at Austin Java. He gets a 3-shot cappuccino and is wired for the rest of the morning.
Me, you ask, I am in the driveway with my top up because it is cloudy and a bit rainy. Rats. But you have to follow the rules. Speaking of rules, I have some of my own that I call the Big Red Rules.
12/31/12
Wishing you a Gray Haired Eminence for the New Year
Big Red Car here. Happy New Year!
So The Boss is having a nice bourbon and gingerale with a pal of his and they get to talking about Boards of Directors. In particular, about Boards of startups or small private companies or small public companies. So, if you are on the Board of Exxon Mobil this is not for you but you can read it anyway and you will see the similarities.
The Boss has served on lots of Boards and is constantly being asked to serve on more. He likes serving on Boards as does his pal.