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Category: Creative Leadership
Just Unsubscribe
For me, it’s emails from a kids’ fun center we went to once and a Brazilian steakhouse the wifey and I visited about ten anniversaries ago. Yours are different, but you know of which I speak — those persistent emails that long ago wore out their relevance, assuming they ever had any. Clicking that ‘unsubscribe’...Continue reading
What I Learned About Branding From Watching The National Dog Show
Well, it’s happened enough times now that I have to regard it as a new Thanksgiving tradition — watching the National Dog Show on NBC after the parade ends. I happened upon it one Thanksgiving Day (and now every Thanksgiving Day) and was immediately drawn in. Fascinated even. It took me a while to figure out...Continue reading
3 Surprising Leadership Insights From the World of Film Directing
The jet ski has now pulled away from the 2018 Academy Awards ceremony, including the historic race for the Best Director Oscar. And whether you were pulling for Peele or gambling on Guillermo (congrats, señor del Toro) the world of film directing holds some surprising lessons about leadership of all kinds. No ‘More’? When everything is...Continue reading
Fear Meets Irony
Ages ago, I served as Creative Director for an international agency. The owner was a bright, young entrepreneur, but he adamantly opposed any further training for his employees because “what if they go somewhere else?” Not long after, for various reasons, the company had to shut its doors and those employees went somewhere else anyway....Continue reading
Rider or Owner?
True story: guy takes his motorcycle to a shop for an oil change. After chatting with the man, the mechanic looks at the bike, its pristine condition, and its low mileage and says to the man, “Oh, you’re not a motorcycle rider, you’re a motorcycle owner.” Now, when it comes to takeaways from this un-fable,...Continue reading
Hate Failure, But Never Fear It
Hate Failure, But Never Fear It I know, I know… a blog / website should tout how awesome its author is, but I’m here to tell you plainly: I have failed. Many times in my life I’ve attempted something, only to have it Hindenburg on me. I’ll spare you the entire list, but it runs...Continue reading