Speaking out of school or Another name for the ball game
Our new semester is underway and at our first meeting I asked my undergrad class of Intro to Marketing students to tell me what is in this picture: As you might expect, the answers included…
Month: August 2019
The Problem with Brainstorming
I’m reading a great new book by advertising and marketing legend Rory Sutherland called Alchemy and among the items jumping out at me is this quote: “reasoning is a priceless tool for evaluating solutions, and…
Life is not linear.
We’re getting toward the end of the week and I’m gently changing the dates on my to do list from this week to next week. Results? I’ve had a few but then again too few…
The Write Person for the Job
How do you let a coworker or employee know that they have to fix something? It might be easy to let a little thing slide, but you know, those little things can turn into big…
Your Four Walls
How many gas stations are within two miles of your home? One? Two? Twenty, including eight Mobil stations, every one of them somehow with a different price per gallon on the very same day? I’d…
Don’t Keep Your Head Down
Positively Horrible, Horrible Advice: Keep Your Head Down. Two questions: Do you like lists? I sure do, but I’m not a big fan of advice or to do lists expressed as a negative, as in…
Title bout
Which fights are the ones worth fighting? Call this one a title bout, because it’s about a title. One function of a job title is to provide clarity, to oneself and to others, about the…
What Would Midas Do?
For your next challenge, consider what you would do if you had all the resources you could possibly need or want. Apply a little bit of Brain Balm and see what you come up with….
Are You a Chosen One?
Your choice. We’re not talking about religion but we might be talking about faith. Some of us are in the career we choose, but I think many of us feel like it chose us. Some…
Volunteer or You’re Fired
When somebody offers you their time or wisdom or any other resource, recognize this, that a gift is being shared with you. Now, it’s true that your benefactor might be gaining something of value in…