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Newsletter – “The Most Difficult Person I’ve Ever Managed” by Tim McCarthy

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Several times a year, my son, Tim, and friend, Brian Bowers, and I speak to business management classes at Ohio State. Among the topics most discussed is managing people. Brian...
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Newsletter – “The Message is the Medium” by Tim McCarthy
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Newsletter – “The Message is the Medium” by Tim McCarthy

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Marshall McLuhan was a brilliant professor who coined the phrase “the medium is the message”.   Stated briefly, he believed that television, movies and advertising vehicles held a message just...
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Newsletter: The Fundamental Entrepreneur

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Entrepreneurship is not about big ideas or flamboyant personalities – It’s about managing risk successfully.   [more] Our professor started the class by asking us to give our best definition of...
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Newsletter: The Elephant in the Room

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Until we acknowledge an issue that is getting in our way, in business as well as in life, there is no chance we will overcome that issue. When my brother,...
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Newsletter – “The CEO’s Marketing Tool Kit” by Tim McCarthy

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

I’ve made the cut as a speaker on the national Vistage circuit. With no small thanks to my son and promoter, Kevin, we have ten presentations scheduled and that number...
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Newsletter: “The Biggest Problem with Giving”

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Thanks to those who’ve read and commented on Empty Abundance , and here’s a link to a sample chapter to entice those who have not. So I promised to use...
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Newsletter: The Bad News about Good Ideas

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Good ideas in business are just the beginning.  To be successful, one must add flexible planning and tremendous attention to detail.  [more] There are few things I know for certain...
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Newsletter: Rules of Engagement

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Engaged philanthropy is a never ending journey of learning how best to make a positive impact in the organizations we serve.  I have learned some important lessons along the way....
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Newsletter: Revenue Recipes for the Depression

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

The days of traditional fund raising from traditional methods such as direct mail and golf tournaments are declining and will be replaced by more stable revenue generators such as social...
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Newsletter: Real Good, Not Feel Good

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Being a good cause will not attract sufficient customers to your social business; you must first have a good product with a competitive distinction. [more] Those were the words Rick...
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Newsletter: Our Own Skin

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

The hardest part of life is learning to live with ourselves and, the more we work on ourselves (versus our partners) the more progress we make. [more] One of my...
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Newsletter: Our Own Personal Brand

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Both you and your organization have a brand, whether intentional or not and developing that brand successfully is a good part of our time on earth.   [more] It’s the 80’s....
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Newsletter: Our Enemy is Despair

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Despair ruins more lives and organizations than obstacles do.  Obstacles, however difficult, can be overcome as has been shown by many heroes over time.  Despair cannot be overcome as it...
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Newsletter of the Month: “Trust at 60” by Tim McCarthy

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

My partners allow me to hang out with our restaurant management one half day each quarter. We do an interactive workshop, always related to broader topics than day-to-day restaurant operations....
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Newsletter: Next, I Fight a Bull!

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Though never documented, it is legend that Ernest Hemingway said; to be a man, one must plant a tree, fight a bull, write a book and father a son. As...
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Newsletter – “My Problem with Solving Problems” by Tim McCarthy

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

The problem I have with solving problems is I often forget to first ask: Who caused the problem?  Who should solve it? Unless I’m working on my own problems, the...
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Newsletter – “Me First!” by Tim McCarthy

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Note: This is an article I was asked to write for Foster Families Today recently. I thought it was applicable and interesting enough to all parents, families and people in...
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Newsletter – “May I Die Now?” by Tim McCarthy

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

I’m one of those guys who would like to go to heaven but I’m not willing to die to get there. So reading Atul Gawande’s “Being Mortal” was not easy...
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Newsletter: Looking Before Leaping

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Great organizations depend on great research and all ideas can and should be tested before  being rolled out into the market. [more] My first learning about research was probably from...
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Newsletter: Lesson 2: Why Build a Traditional Organization to do Non-traditional Work?

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Author’s note: This is the second in a series of articles regarding the mistakes I’ve made in developing our foundation over these first 14 years.  A friend recently sent me...
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Newsletter: It’s Harder to be Unhappy

By Tim McCarthy

October 15, 2019

Once we see the truth as it is, we can still view things optimistically and our plans gain more traction by doing so. [more] How do I know? I’ve worked...
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