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December 12, 2014
December 12, 2014
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Do you want more energy? We all have 24 hours in a day and people, places, projects that need our attention. While we may not be […]
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November 27, 2014
November 27, 2014
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“Gratitude is a quality similar to electricity: it must be produced and discharged and used up in order to exist at all.” ~William Faulkner At Thanksgiving […]
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November 19, 2014
November 19, 2014
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“What’s your greatest fear?” I asked Bill Gates one night, over Tom Yum Gai. “Easy—not getting smarter.” Bill then laid out his plan to ensure he’d […]
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October 31, 2014
October 31, 2014
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Thanks to mobile and the social web consumers now have more interests than ever. They can be engaged and exposed to their areas of interest whenever […]
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August 13, 2014
August 13, 2014
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Gartner says that in 2017 CMOs will have a bigger share of the technology budget than CIOs. Mayur Gupta, Global Head, Marketing Technology & Operation at Kimberly-Clark, says it […]
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July 30, 2014
July 30, 2014
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Here’s what we do know: content marketing is a massively effective method of increasing ROI and overall customer engagement. Here’s what we don’t know: content marketing is not as easy as whipping up some content […]
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July 26, 2014
July 26, 2014
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What does today’s workforce want, really? Early retirement? Ever-elusive work-life balance? Or just a decent place to work with nice people? While the war for talent continues, the […]
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July 1, 2014
July 1, 2014
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Are your team members taking initiative and owning their roles or are they cowering in the corner? Wherever they are, rest assured you helped to put […]
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June 17, 2014
June 17, 2014
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Does your team “have your number?” Do your kids? Your significant other? Sure they do. Because it only takes a short period of observation to find […]
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June 10, 2014
June 10, 2014
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It’s time to ditch the office. It’s time to have more control over your brain as you work, and the best way to do that is […]
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June 5, 2014
June 5, 2014
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The Economist recently held its annual conference for chief marketing officers — dubbed “The Big Rethink” — at New York’s TimeWarner Center. I couldn’t make it, but my friend Steve O’Keefeof SixEstate did. Thanks […]
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May 20, 2014
May 20, 2014
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I was thinking the other day of Jack Welsh’s philosophy that people fit into four categories of performance: Live the firm values and do produce: keep […]
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May 6, 2014
May 6, 2014
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Is your team trustworthy? Are you sure? And let’s look in the mirror for a moment–do they trust you? One key aspect of trust is accountability. […]
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April 29, 2014
April 29, 2014
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Susan came to us because her company was stuck at the $250 million revenue inflection point. Revenue had risen to $262 million but slid back down, then […]
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April 19, 2014
April 19, 2014
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“You need not remember the details of yesterday, last week, last month, or whose birthday it is. What is essential is that you remember who you […]
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April 13, 2014
April 13, 2014
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CareerBuilder recently released a survey saying that 21% of workers plan to change jobs this year. Wow—that’s the highest percentage since the recession, and a whopping 17% […]
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March 20, 2014
March 20, 2014
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The VP of Finance constantly interrupts and actively prevents others from speaking in meetings. He scoffs when they share ideas/make suggestions. A Managing Director at a […]
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March 1, 2014
March 1, 2014
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CMOs and CIOs are a dying breed. The role of the CMO as someone focused on brand stewardship or demand generation is rapidly evolving into something […]
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February 6, 2014
February 6, 2014
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Luke, the CEO of a thriving midwestern transportation company, was barely managing 63% growth per year. He couldn’t hire people fast enough, his team was on the verge […]
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January 12, 2014
January 12, 2014
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What if you could become smarter overnight? What if you could tap into more parts of your brain to increase innovation, creativity, emotional engagement, vision? What […]
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December 12, 2013
December 12, 2013
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Let’s talk about pleasure. And let’s bring it to the workplace, forging a connection between good feelings and your company. But first, let’s make your intellect […]
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December 1, 2013
December 1, 2013
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What if 20 more minutes of sleep could boost your work performance 2-3x? Would you get it? Everywhere I go people tell me they’re not getting […]
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November 5, 2013
November 5, 2013
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[Many people have asked me to blog my TEDx San Diego talk… it’s below.Here’s the video.] What if there was a Question you could ask, that […]
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October 27, 2013
October 27, 2013
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What would you do if 37% of your business evaporated overnight? Since mid-August, Regional banks and Mortgage originators have been facing a scary near-term prognosis. Scores […]
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October 10, 2013
October 10, 2013
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My friend Vala Afshar is one of the smartest at social media that I know. I sat down with him recently to find out his secrets. Here they […]
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September 24, 2013
September 24, 2013
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My favorite South Park episode is called “Gnomes.”[i] Here’s the gist of the story, as I remember it. Tweek’s underpants are being stolen. He has only one […]
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September 16, 2013
September 16, 2013
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How are impressions formed? What motivates a person to buy? We used to think the act of buying was a fairly logical process. A product engaged […]
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September 1, 2013
September 1, 2013
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Although it’s easy to blame it on Ballmer, it’s also inaccurate. Microsoft MSFT +4.2%’s trouble started long ago, when it began bleeding talent after the FTC debacle and the […]
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August 22, 2013
August 22, 2013
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Two founders of a mid-sized technology company were at war. The CEO was aggressive, the CTO often sabotaged the CEO, and the company was divided into […]
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August 5, 2013
August 5, 2013
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Sure, Detroit says it had to declare bankruptcy. But financial failure is often a series of communication mistakes—from leadership, from marketing, from sales, from manufacturing, from Board […]
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