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Leadership Lessons from a Great Mom
So your seven-year old son has been working diligently on his homework sheet due on Friday all during the week. He even got most of it done on Wednesday even because he knew he had baseball practice on Thursday night and would not be able to do it. He decides early Friday morning to add [...]
Flunking My Son’s Report Card
My son, Sean, got his report card last week, oops sorry his “Student Assessment.” I think he did well. I am not 100 percent sure, because with all the education jargon it is difficult to really tell. In fact, in order to decipher the gobbledygook (as my friend Michelle Golden calls it) I was sent [...]
A Modest (Marriage) Proposal
This week the media, traditional and new, have been bursting with conversations about the Supreme Court of the United States taking on both California’s Proposition 8 and the Federal Defense of Marriage Act, both of which attempt to define marriage as between one man and one woman. I wish to offer a libertarian proposal on [...]
A Story about My Grandfather
My grandfather had an expression he used to use on occasions such as a beautiful early Fall evening. “I wonder what the poor people are doing?” Now this might strike you as odd, extraordinarily glib, or even downright insulting. It was not. It was actually meant as a reminder to take pleasure in the wonder [...]
On September 21, 2001
I was blessed in that the only person I personally knew who perished in the terrorist attacks was a friend of my cousin Thomas with whom I have played golf with a few times. For many, I know the tragedy hit much closer to home. This is not to say I was not affected by [...]
On the Occasion of Rob Johnson Leaving Sage
As many of you are aware of by now, my friend and colleague, Rob Johnson has decided to leave Sage and join Avalara (the lucky dogs). Early today, our partner programs team had our last call with Rob at the helm. With their permission, I am sharing some of the content of this call. First [...]
Sesame Street for Knowledge Workers
Last Sunday, my wife and I brought my son, Sean, and daughter, Cara, to the Imagination Movers concert at the Verizon Center just outside Dallas. To coin a phrase, a good time was had by all. For those of you not familiar with the “Movers” (as we in the hip-in-the-know-‘cause-we-have-a-five-year-old crowd like to them) let [...]
Personal After Action Reviews–Parent and Child Editions
In a recent Facebook post made by a old friend, John Stulak, (old as is long-time, not age-wise). John stated that he was 16,443 days old and that he was awakened at 3am with this thought: The day is the natural cycle of our lives. The cycle of light and dark, being awake and sleep, [...]
In that case, I want my blood back!
On Saturday, I gave blood as part of a Collin County Libertarian Party event. Today, I received a phone call and it was transcribed by Vonage as follows, “Hello I’m calling on behalf of Carter BloodCare to thank you for saving a life. Now, here’s a blood recipient who’s a lawyer today.” My first thought [...]
Reasons Why I Do Not Like Soccer (and some proposed solutions)
Too low scoring. As a baseball fan I do enjoy the occasional pitcher’s duel, but most Major League games average over 4 runs per team per game. With soccer it is ridiculous, it is always a defensive battle. The solution is three balls in play at the same time. Better two white balls and one [...]
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Ed Kless
Corporate Iconoclast
Ed Kless is the senior director of partner development and strategy for Sage Business Solutions. He is a frequent contributor to industry publications, including the Journal of Accountancy and Harvard Business Review, and has spoken at many conferences worldwide on project management, pricing, and knowledge workers. A senior fellow at the VeraSage Institute, he lives north of Dallas with his wife and two children and ran for Texas State Senate in 2010 and 2012.
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