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.
Big Red Car here. Nice cold morning with lot of cloud cover. The Boss took me out for a quick run to a morning coffee meeting. I love getting up early and hitting the road even if it is for some corporate coffee — that would be Starbucks.
So he was visiting with a friend and the subject of Voomly.com came up. The Boss is getting into Voomly.
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.
Big Red Car here.
So I finally got to run a bit yesterday because the sun was out though it was a bit crisp all day. This morning I got to get up very early and go for coffee at Austin Java on Windsor.
The Boss was meeting a young video entrepreneur and he agreed to do a deal with him. I like the idea of The Boss getting back into the deal business. This one will be fun.
Big Red Car here. The Boss is back in town and he is back to business full steam ahead. It is nice to see him so busy as he has been at the beach, in the mountains on the East coast and skiing for Christmas. The last three months, he has been out of town a lot.
Now, he is back and I just might get a chance to blow out the cobwebs myself today if the rain holds off a bit.
This resurgence of activity got me thinking about the value and power of experience.
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.
Big Red Car here.
A lot of folks read my blog post yesterday on Mentoring — Head Fake or Worthy Endeavor.
I received a few questions — Hey, Big Red Car, what is the difference between coaching and mentoring?
Big Red Car here.
The other day we spoke about “developing talent” and mentioned that mentoring was a critical element in the development of talent.
Here is a real world story of mentoring. Read it at your own risk.
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