Archive for February, 2007
When I hear the word “niche” I think of cremation and interment of ashes. “Neesh”, “nich”, or “nish” — which is it? All three, I guess, are acceptable pronunciations. For business purposes, the best definition I found was in the Compact Oxford English Dictionary: “A specialized but profitable corner of the market.” I am sometimes amazed at [...]
I remember as a young man I was talking to my father about career ideas. He told me I might think of going into sales – insurance, for example. I thought, “I am heading to college for umpteen years, to go into sales? I don’t think so.” In hindsight, I imagine what my father was trying to get across [...]
