by Michael Carlon | Apr 27, 2013 | Self Awareness
Yesterday, I spent the morning at the courthouse. Wait, let me explain. The Fairfield County Bar Association sponsored “Law Day” in the city of Stamford yesterday as an attempt to excite our youth about the legal profession. As part of this monumental...
by Michael Carlon | Apr 23, 2013 | Local Heroes, Podcast, The Longs
[iframe style=”border:none” src=”http://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/2298751/height/100/width/480/thumbnail/no/theme/legacy” height=”100″ width=”480″ scrolling=”no”] When I woke up this morning, I...
by Michael Carlon | Apr 17, 2013 | Silly Thoughts
I keep a stash of mementos in a little jewelry box next to my bed. It includes such items as my high school ring, a U2 concert ticket stub, and this picture of my twin brother Jimmy and me. It was likely taken around 1980 in the family room of our home in Plantation...
by Michael Carlon | Apr 15, 2013 | Parenthood, Self Awareness
Tomorrow morning when I wake up I will be the father of three 11 year olds. It is incredibly hard to believe that 11 years have flown by so fast. After the next 11 years, I’ll be the father of three college graduates. Now that is a prospect that really freaks me...
by Michael Carlon | Apr 10, 2013 | Business Leaders, Podcast, The Longs
I first met Shelley Zalis when I was working for Unilever and she was invited to speak at an offsite meeting. She broke two rules during her presentation; 1. She divulged her age and 2. She quoted Yoda. Most women don’t do those kinds of things; then...
by Michael Carlon | Apr 9, 2013 | Self Awareness
When I was younger I had a lot of patience; in fact, people used to tell me that I had the patience of Job. In addition to slowing down our metabolism, against apparently chips away at our patience like my kids chip away at the candy jar (little by little so mommy...
by Michael Carlon | Apr 8, 2013 | Publications
I love The Dead. While I can’t say I embrace the “culture” of The Dead, I love their musicianship. To be able to jam the way they did is a true talent. I believe that the work I do in qualitative research requires the same improvisational skills....
by Michael Carlon | Apr 8, 2013 | Videos
Back in February I was invited to speak to the Marketing Research Association’s Annual Conference held at The Shore Club in South Beach. The topic of my presentation was Building Empathy through Qualitative Research. I presentation was well received so I...
by Michael Carlon | Apr 6, 2013 | Traveling Observations
On Thursday night my clients and I were treated to dinner by Blink UX, the owners of the usability lab we were renting to conduct our work. I was sitting across from Bob, my lead client. I think Bob and I get along so well because we have similar senses of humor and...
by Michael Carlon | Apr 5, 2013 | Traveling Observations
Our short Easter Vacation down in Florida came to an end on Tuesday. I flew with the family back to JFK and then they took a car service home while I hopped on a plane to Seattle. Little did I know I would face a three hour delay at the airport before takeoff. I...
by Michael Carlon | Mar 29, 2013 | Traveling Observations
I am currently in Ft. Lauderdale visiting my parents for Easter. I feel at home down here because I was born only 15 miles west of here in Plantation, FL. I loved growing up in south Florida and have many fond memories of a simpler time. My parents did not always...
by Michael Carlon | Mar 10, 2013 | Authors, Podcast, The Longs
Michael Carlon interviews Michael Carlon. Have I finally lost my mind? Should they come and take me to South 1 (the psychiatric ward of Stamford Hospital)? Don’t judge me too quickly! In this episode I interview my cousin who also happens to have the same name...
