Posted on November 7, 2011
Yesterday I turned 50. I’ve been thinking about it for months. Not in a good or a bad way, just in a profound way: What does it mean? When I turned 40, the theme was, “it’s the new 30, just a number!”. The last big birthday milestone for me was 21, the age of legality …
Posted on November 4, 2011
Many of you have Facebook Pages that you’d like to grow. The key is impressions and engagement. Over the last few months, I’ve researched the changes to Facebook, with an emphasis on their EdgeRank algorithm, which is always evolving. Facebook uses this to ensure that we see relevant updates in our Top Feed. Unfortunately, for …
Posted on December 9, 2009
Over the last few months, I’ve been honing my creative strategy. After reading David Lynch and Horst Rechelbacher’s works, I realized that creativity is something you must cultivate and develop tools for. I’ve been using a non-spiritual form of meditation recently: Doing busy work to give my mind time to think/ideate/create. I take a repetitive …
Posted on December 8, 2009
If you live in the greater Chicago area, I’ll be giving a rare public talk next Tuesday morning in Oak Brook at the Hyatt Lodge in Chicago. It’s an early event: 6:45-8:45am. The event is hosted as part of the Executives Breakfast Club series. Visit the Executive Breakfast Club program page for more information on …
Posted on December 7, 2009
One of my first jobs was a sales position at an early stage cellular phone company in Dallas . It was the mid-80’s and cell phones were brand new, mostly installed in cars. Coverage was very spotty, but coverage maps promised eventual service. The portable phones were housed in Haliburton briefcases and required a weight …
Posted on December 3, 2009
A few years ago, I read Benjamin & Roz Zander’s book The Art Of Possibility. Today, that book is still in my all-time Top 20 list. It’s point of view was powerful: Find passion in the possibilities. Be bold in your abundance. In 2004, I met Ben Zander while speaking at a leadership conference in …
Posted on December 2, 2009
Earlier this week, I gave a talk at a tech company titled “Harnessing The Power Of Great Relationships.” The event was Leadership Day for a business unit of a major company. This unit works away from the core of the company’s business, located over an hour from HQ. As a non-core business, resources are scarce, from …
Posted on November 30, 2009
Earlier this year, I read a provocative article titled How David Beats Goliath by Malcom Gladwell. One story he told concerned the full court press’s effectiveness in basketball. He points out that an inferior team (athletically) can beat a superior team if it employs a full court press. Why? Because the superior team isn’t used …
Posted on November 24, 2009
“How do you feel about meetings? A lot of them!?” That was my opening question after Jon finished his power point presentation, pitching his startup. He had a good idea, a great approach to tech and some understanding of marketing. But did he understand how to run a startup, without it imploding under the weight …
Posted on November 20, 2009
I shot this video @ home on Monday, but waited until today to share it with you. I want you to take some time off this weekend. As much as possible. The more you take off, the better you’ll be next week. Check out this video clip for the screed: The Value Of The Pit …
