Archive for February 2014

And at first… I didn’t think this was a big deal. After all, I’ve could’ve written newsletters and flyers with secrets in them, too, if given the opportunity. I can’t help it if people won’t confide in me. And why they won’t puzzles me. I can almost guarantee that their secrets are totally safe with…

A fantastic concept magnifies the impact by 3X. IKEA is famous for making little spaces seem bigger. My wife and daughters love IKEA and I can’t blame them. It’s an amazing store, from product to design, from its visual appeal to its obviously profitable business model. (Not that I’m a CPA or a good judge…

Sometimes I murmur this to myself. And wonder if Warren Buffet watches the financial news on TV the same way we do. More than likely, he doesn’t watch much TV at all — and that’s what helped him become Warren Buffet, billionaire. But still, I wonder what it must be like to hear the advice of…

Professional marketers have you in their sights. Naturally, you already know this. All of the communications clutter in your midst isn’t accidental or the byproduct of climate change. It’s sent your way along with the high hopes that you’ll either buy something, sign onto something, or join in something. While marketing messages are “more visual”…

This is the best encouragement I can give you. Until this weekend I didn’t believe this. But during a drive across the state for a meeting on Saturday, I listened to several pointed podcasts – all on the theme of leadership. Now my thinking is all mixed up. (more jumbled than usual) Previously, in striving…

Even when I adjust for subjective factors (like the truth) I always score well. In fact – and I don’t mean to sound like I’m bragging – if I would’ve been allowed to self-assess my ACT test, I’m confident I would possess an impressive Ivy League resume today. Maybe I could’ve even been your boss’s boss…