Author: David

Harry Chapin was an amazing folk singer and humanitarian who died at age 39. He was born on December 7, 1942 so I’m a couple days late celebrating the 80th anniversary of his birth. One…

Let’s show everyone how we’re celebrating the end of the week! Post an image (you or a passable proxy) that shows how you’re feeling on this fine Friday. Me? I’m feeling good. The week was…

Hey, here’s a fun writing exercise: Write your paper backwards. That is, try reversing the order: put the last part first and the first part last. Works for presentations too. What? What is this nonsense?…

There are so many books I’d love to read. And as a side note, I’m pretty easy to shop for. If it’s about marketing or creativity or leadership, I’ll read it. So recommendations are welcome….

Happy Monday! What’s the difference between saying “this will work” instead of “will this work?”? Try it and see how it feels… and tell us how well it works. See you tomorrow!

Let’s show everyone how we’re celebrating the end of the week! Post an image (you or a passable proxy) that shows how you’re feeling on this fine Friday. Me? Well even as the weather gets…

While on the topic of my wonderful classroom clients and partners… What if you spell your client’s name wrong? It that okay? Is it a death-blow to a relationship? It might be and I wouldn’t…

Still feeling the gratitude, almost a week after Thanksgiving! Thank you, clients and friends. As we near the end of our semester and approach final presentation time, here’s a big thank you to the clients…

Let’s show everyone how we’re celebrating the end of the week! Post an image (you or a passable proxy) that shows how you’re feeling on this fine Friday. Me? I’m recovering from while basking in…

During the recently completed baseball World Series, I read an article about Dusty Baker, the manager of the world champion Houston Astros. Dusty managed the Cubs in the early 2000s, and like many Cubs fans,…