This topic has my head spinning and I am certain that it will take several posts to truly convey how I really feel, and what I think about it, so let’s just make the general statement: obedience is over-rated. Early Read More …
It takes a while, and sometimes, forever to convince customers that a business is not called that name anymore. It is even harder to convince them when the name they use was a brand they loved and often frequented. The Read More …
How much does customer demand drive business? I think it entirely depends on the business – what they are doing – or their approach. Let’s take Apple for example. They drive the change. They innovate. They design new features. They Read More …
A ton of options to follow this phrase, but I will start with a few, you can fill in the rest and let me know. If you could: _______ (would you?) Go back in time and change one event in Read More …
It doesn’t take too much effort to find out who can help you. The effort comes in when you have to actually get them to provide the assistance. Some, easier than others…you pay them directly, or someone pays them because Read More …
Isn’t it crazy how we all pay attention to time? How much time we need to wait. How much time we have until the next thing on our list. How much time left in the meeting, show, or class. How Read More …
Unlike caterpillars into butterflies, we don’t change overnight. We still have fears. We still look the same, the hair may be a little bit longer, but only imperceptively. We are probably not any taller…. We have the same IQ – Read More …
When you look into the future, who do you see there? Do you see yourself, the same way you are today? Do you see yourself the way you want to be (again) or as you will be tomorrow? Do you Read More …
It is normal and reasonable to think that you can go back…even if it doesn’t work out the way you thought that it would. You have to set the right expectations – and if you handle it the right way Read More …
I imagine the professionals don’t actually say 3-2-1 before they blow stuff up. They just nod and do it. The rest of us, the amateurs, should do the countdown. Warn the others around us. Remind them that we are about Read More …