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Author Archives: Marvin Kane

Worried About the Next Generation? Don’t Be.

By Marvin Kane | Published: May 14, 2012

Recently my good friend and colleague, Linda Samuels, invited me to sit on a panel of professional business people and entrepreneurs at the Sawyer Business School at Suffolk University in Boston. The purpose of the gathering was their experiential/field research presentation of their business plans by four of Linda’s Executive MBA students. The members of [...]

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Confessions of an Overworker

By Marvin Kane | Published: April 17, 2012

I have a habit of taking on more work than I should. There, I’ve said it. I don’t think I’m a masochist. I just have a hard time saying no. This is not all bad. It certainly forces me to be more organized and efficient. But as deadlines loom, I begin envying those people who [...]

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The Good, The Bad and The Ugly – Homepage That Is

By Marvin Kane | Published: April 9, 2012

For better or worse, we live an a world of short attention spans. When it comes to websites, particularly homepages, attention spans gets even shorter. Once  landing on your homepage a visitor will decide in 5 seconds  or less whether he wants to continue to explore your site or leave and go somewhere  else. That’s [...]

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Success – How Do You Define It?

By Marvin Kane | Published: April 2, 2012

Success – what is it? Everyone, it seems, has a definition – literally everyone. What I know for sure is that it’s elusive, impossible to define, very subjective and something everyone wants. Curious about what others had to say, I visited the Brainy Quote website. Here, in no particular order, are some of my favorites: [...]

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Does Working From Home Work?

By Marvin Kane | Published: March 26, 2012

Millions of people work from home. I’m one of them. That means that except for time spent in client meetings or at networking events, I spend hours each day in isolation. Yes, Teddy and Darla are around but they’re dogs and don’t usually have good advice when I’m stuck. Lately I’ve been wondering if this [...]

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