Problems of the Privileged
A friend of mine was playing golf at her country club  when she began to recognize a disturbing pattern: there were a lot of complaints about meaningless things. I asked for more detail, and she…
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How I Sold Car Parts to Steve Jobs (okay, so probably not, but still…)
Walter Isaacson is one of my favorite biographers. His books about Einstein, Kissinger, and Benjamin Franklin are fantastic. So last summer when I heard that he would be writing a book titled Steve Jobs, I…
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Taking Good Solutions Too Far
My father built a mobile home park in the early 1970’s. Seemed like a good idea at the time — the land was cheap, the location was near a lot of blue collar jobs, and…
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Goble Lane
I love this picture. Take a close look and you’ll see three wrecking yards, with metal buildings mixed among them. You’ll also see a small mobile home park in the midst of construction (about half…
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Jobs Plan
There’s a lot of talk about how to create jobs. Much of it is nonsense, and that’s true for both sides of the political spectrum. The discussion (if one could call it that) has degenerated…
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Goble Properties Staff Retreat
During the 30-years that I have been at Goble Properties we have never had a staff retreat. Ridiculous, right? Well that has been corrected. Last week D’Aun and I spent three days in Napa at…
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Lead, Follow, or Go Your Own Way
A previous post promised that I’d explain my leadership style. But first a reality check: this is an ongoing progress. I’m still working through my thoughts on how, exactly, I lead. I’m still learning. You’ve…
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Walt Rodoni, 1913-2011
Sadly, Walt passed away on Easter Sunday. He was 98 years old and lived an active life right up till the last week. He will be missed.