Posts by Chris Yee

I recently read a thought-provoking book titled “Start With Why” by Simon Sinek. He has a great quote from the book: “People don’t buy what you do; they buy why you do it. And what you do simply proves what you believe.” Those are just 21 words and 18 are monosyllabic so thankfully, I didn’t find…

In 1954, President Dwight Eisenhower established November 11 each year as a day to honor American veterans. It’s not just another day to me. My father served in the US Army and fought in the South Pacific during World War II. Specifically, he served on the Solomon Islands, where the fighting was very fierce. He…

Jim Wright is one of three Texas Railroad Commission (TXRRC) commissioners. He was elected in 2020 (in the middle of a pandemic!) to a six-year term. He was the featured speaker at Thursday’s Houston Chemical Association (HASHTAG HCA) monthly meeting. I was fortunate enough to sit at Commissioner Wright’s table at lunch. He absolutely doesn’t give off a politician…

I’ve owned Zenith Search Partners for almost seven years and have talked with hundreds and hundreds of candidates and potential candidates. All too often, candidates take a standoffish attitude when they speak with me. I figure they simply don’t trust me, so they’re naturally somewhat cold, reserved and downright unfriendly. That’s cool. There are DEFINITELY…

Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez has been selected to the American League All-Star team for the first time in his four-year career. He was also invited to participate in the home run derby since only two other players have more home runs than him this season. This is quite an accomplishment for a young man…

A February ice storm brought historically cold weather to Texas. Power plants went offline as demand spiked and millions of Texans lost power due to rolling blackouts or what electrical grid operators call “shedding load”. Simply put, power was cut to millions of Texans to keep electrical supply and demand balanced while temperatures were well…