Casual Fridays

I’ve grown quite fond of my old-style hats. I have a fedora and a willis hat. When I wear theses hats I get comments from people (and sometimes stares). Yet, these were the hats everyone used to wear. Now, it seems like a very new thing to do.
Of course trends come […]

You’ve probably heard of the prodigal son, and you probably also know it originates from a story Jesus told. (you can read it here)
What you probably don’t think about is how it relates to your company.
Oh boy, does it.
Here are lessons from this story that we can apply to business today:
1. The son wanted instant […]

Earlier this week I mentioned this was possibly Seth’s most important post.
Why do I say that?  Because as a society, we allow others to define success.  So we end up striving hard and sacrificing much in order to acheive someone else’s definition of success.  Living for too little a goal.
My take on life is we […]

Why is this a blog called Casual Fridays and its URL is thepeoplebrand.com?
Why Casual Fridays?
I chose this blog name mostly because I knew I would struggle to post to the blog every day. I figured I could post something each week (though I struggle with that sometimes as well), but I was afraid people […]

We love stories of redemption. I think it is something wired within us. It is something we all inherently yearn for.
We love the idea of something new. I think it is something we’ve been trained to desire.
New is sexy and mysterious.
New is full of potential.
New has no scorecard of history to hold […]

If you’re strongly involved in a church, you might be wondering how this new world of Cluetrain, word-of-mouth, and Web 2.0 affects the church body.
Bill Kinnon has written (and recorded) an excellent book addressing this topic, A Networked Conspiracy: Social Networks, the Church, and the Power of Collective Intelligence. Bill was kind enough to […]

Moses supposes his toeses are roses,
But Moses supposes erroneously,
For Moses should knowses his toeses ain’t roses,
As Moses supposes his toeses to be.
Think about your day. About your roles in business and life in general.
When you think of being a father, mother, employee, director, boss, teacher, trainer, Christian, Jew, Muslim, Atheist, Republican, Democrat, Independent, […]

On Wednesday, Tom Peters’ website featured a reference to Catherine Kaputa, a branding specialist and author of U R a Brand. The title and concept seem to fall in line with Tom Peters’ “Brand You” philosophy. Thanks to some comments on TP’s website, I did a double-take at the underpinnings of U R […]

…maybe that’s why I love the concept so much (sorry my CPA friends):
Asset-Based Thinking (non-flash version)

Just think what could be possible if people focused on:
• Opportunities rather than problems
• Strengths more than weaknesses
• What can be done instead of what can’t

Within their material, I see the phrase:

Small Shifts
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Make Seismic Differences

It seems uncanny that I happen […]

In 6 quick minutes, this short film reminds me of Orbiting the Giant Hairball in stop-motion animation.
I saw this years ago and recently thought to search for an online version.
It is compelling.

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