Episode 181 - Cruise Ships and COVID Consequences
The Peluso Presents Podcast
When COVID hit, many business journalists chronicled the outsized impact it had on the Cruise Industry. What many of them missed was the opportunity cost, not for cruising profits, but for a whole new industry who’s start was now delayed for years if not decades.
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Episode 180 - Why did eBay make such @__hole move? (and other stories of anti-consumer behavior)
The Peluso Presents Podcast
eBay, Blockbuster, Dish Network, and even today's Trucking companies are all carrying on the tradition of putting profits before customers, and not surprisingly, customers are leaving. It doesn't have to be like this.
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Episode 179 - Finding the Win-Win with the BIG issues
The Peluso Presents Podcast
In a world of US vs. THEM mentality, is their a way to get around it? Can we really find a WIN-WIN on the biggest of issues? I think their is. It won't come cheap, but it can be done if someone is determined enough, and creative enough, to try and pull it off.
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Episode 178 - Master, Gypsy, or Aimless: The Familiarity Problem
The Peluso Presents Podcast
Some think of it as déjà vu, some just say "Been there, done that". Today's show explores the options for when you get that sense that what you are doing is not interesting because you've seen it all before.
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Episode 177 - The Value of the BS Credential
The Peluso Presents Podcast
Inspired by a surprising moment, today's show is all about the value offered by that advanced degree, both from a traditional institution and by a for-profit diploma mill. It asks the question: Is that 100K Masters and PhD really worth it even if it comes from a place that hands them out as long as you can pay the bill?
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Episode 176 - The Good Old Days – Looking Back
The Peluso Presents Podcast
Inspired by a song I started to think about the good old days. Specifically, I wondered what makes 'the good old days' good? Why do we pine for them and what could you do to make them happen again?
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Episode 175 - Calculating Risk vs. Investment With Your Life Choices
The Peluso Presents Podcast
Sometimes there is risk in where we want to go invest our time and money. The risk is in what we will get as a return on that time and money investment. Sometimes, we call it risk, but it's not really, it's a near guarantee of a return. Even so, you'll still have to pay the price in the form of the investment. The big question is: Are you willing to pay the price?
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Episode 174 - The Great Reset Switch
The Peluso Presents Podcast
Sometimes you'll put in months and years, and work your way up. Then something happens, a private equity buyout, a market change, or just a new manager. Then the unexpected separation from the company means you have to go somewhere and start from the ground floor.
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Episode 173 - The Case for Logic: Spock Was Right – Mostly
The Peluso Presents Podcast
We are emotional beings and emotional beings make emotional decisions. More often than not these emotional decisions can lead to a bad end. Logic works, but too few people use it. Listen and hear how emotions rule the world.
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EPISODE 172 - Long Term or Short Term Commitments: Which is Better?
The Peluso Presents Podcast
In part one we looked at the career related aspects of having a short term outlook vs a long term outlook in planning and decision making. This show is part two where we look at the more Life related aspects of short term verses long term commitments.
info_outlineInspired by a song I started to think about the good old days. Specifically, I wondered what makes 'the good old days' good? Why do we pine for them and what could you do to make them happen again?