Excellence – The Musings of the Big Red Car https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com 53 years and 204,000 miles of business, CEO, leadership, startup, political, military wisdom Sat, 16 Mar 2019 21:49:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.11 Copycats — The Kiss https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/copycats/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=copycats Sat, 16 Mar 2019 17:41:10 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=7098 Ahhh, a wonderful, crisp Texas day for a pre-Saint Patricks Day celebration in the ATX. Happy Saint Patricks Day! So, I am chatting with a high tech personage and they decry the tsunami of copycat apps and startups. Not something I have noticed myself, but he made a strong and logical case for it. He […]

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]]> Manliness — Being a Man in the Modern Age https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/manliness-man-modern-age/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=manliness-man-modern-age https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/manliness-man-modern-age/#comments Tue, 17 Oct 2017 16:44:30 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=6113 The Big Red Car shares insights on manliness in the age of Harvey Weinstein. Be a man. Man up. Big Red Car here on a perfect, sunny Texas day. On Earth as it is in Texas. The recent Harvey Weinstein imbroglio has the Big Red Car wondering if the Nation is still producing MEN. Not, […]

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]]> https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/manliness-man-modern-age/feed/ 30 CEO Coaching — Chemistry https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/ceo-coaching-chemistry/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ceo-coaching-chemistry https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/ceo-coaching-chemistry/#comments Thu, 26 Dec 2013 18:17:38 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=2877 Big Red Car here.  Bit cool but bright and sunny.  The Boss is out power washing the driveway.  The Boss loves power washing.  [he is really a simpleton who readily embraces simple solutions.  But, hey, who doesn’t love a clean driveway and walks and patio?] So I was eavesdropping on a couple of conversations between […]

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]]> https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/ceo-coaching-chemistry/feed/ 3 Working Remotely https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/working-remotely/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=working-remotely https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/working-remotely/#comments Fri, 20 Dec 2013 23:01:58 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=2844 Big Red Car here.  So The Boss is in Steamboat skiing but he does a lot of work every day.  He thinks of it as “working remotely” and it seems to work for him. Should a CEO try to do a bit of remote working and is it effective? Many CEOs have the opportunity to […]

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]]> https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/working-remotely/feed/ 7 A Date Which Will Live in Infamy — the Attack on Pearl Harbor Revisited https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/a-date-which-will-live-in-infamy-the-attack-on-pearl-harbor-revisited/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-date-which-will-live-in-infamy-the-attack-on-pearl-harbor-revisited https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/a-date-which-will-live-in-infamy-the-attack-on-pearl-harbor-revisited/#comments Sat, 07 Dec 2013 17:12:03 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=2794 Big Red Car here in a somber mood.  This post was first made last year on Pearl Harbor Day and I cannot improve upon it.  So here it is again. This is how World War II started for the Americans.  The English and French had been fighting the Germans for some time now. It was […]

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]]> https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/a-date-which-will-live-in-infamy-the-attack-on-pearl-harbor-revisited/feed/ 1 The Power of Video — Get Some https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/the-power-of-video-get-some/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-power-of-video-get-some Mon, 02 Dec 2013 14:38:05 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=2775 Big Red Car here.  Well, Old Sport, is it going to be 82F and sunny today here in the ATX.  On Earth as it is in Texas. So The Boss is working with several CEOs and they have been discussing the use of video in their businesses.  An interesting discussion indeed.  Let’s listen in, ya’ll. […]

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]]> The Historic Impact of Twitter https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/the-historic-impact-of-twitter/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-historic-impact-of-twitter https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/the-historic-impact-of-twitter/#comments Wed, 27 Nov 2013 18:08:40 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=2739 Big Red Car here.  Ahh, finally a bit of sun here in the ATX.  Not going to be too warm but going to be very bright and sunny.  And it is niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice! On Earth as it is in Texas, ya’ll! So The Boss has been thinking about Twitter.  He likes it as a communication mechanism […]

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]]> https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/the-historic-impact-of-twitter/feed/ 2 Troy H Middleton, Citizen Soldier https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/troy-h-middleton-citizen-soldier/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=troy-h-middleton-citizen-soldier https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/troy-h-middleton-citizen-soldier/#comments Wed, 23 Oct 2013 16:05:34 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=2593 Big Red Car here.  Well, you know what I’m going to say — right?  On Earth as it is in Austin, Texas, ya’ll, cause it’s just about perfect here in the ATX. So The Boss is finishing up reading about his tenth book on the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.  He gets […]

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]]> https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/troy-h-middleton-citizen-soldier/feed/ 2 Entrepreneurial Panic https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/entrepreneurial-panic/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=entrepreneurial-panic Sat, 14 Sep 2013 12:34:41 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=2494 Big Red Car here.  Another day in paradise where the summer extends until, say, well — it never really ends except for our 5-day winters.  On Earth as it is in Texas! So The Boss is reading about a discussion of “entrepreneurial panic” and had a few thoughts he shared with one of his brilliant […]

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]]> Vision Clarity https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/vision-clarity/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vision-clarity Fri, 13 Sep 2013 14:53:32 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=2491 Big Red Car here.  Been a bit lazy lately what with The Boss out of town and the house sitter running me ragged.  I love the house sitter because he works me like a rented mule and keeps company with some very attractive young ladies.  He has an outstanding vision of how things ought to […]

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