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When hiring, Employers and managers probably believe recognizing untalented people is one of their largest concerns. I disagree. Untalented people (or better said, people whose talents aren’t a good fit) are fairly easy to identify. So, you can hire talented people most times. So, it seems obvious that the issue is hiring people with the …

We are insanely driven to keep stuff from slipping through the cracks. Can you say “Six Sigma?” TiVO? Voicemail? How often do you check your junk mail folder for important messages? (it’s a weekly ritual for me) Here’s the question:  Is life supposed to be more porous than we make it?  How about business? Maybe …

Michael Wagner reminds us that maybe what Father Knows Best is how to own a brand. It’s a great personal micro-story that tells the macro-story of branding. A compelling ad campaign for Amnesty International. It brings a whole new meaning to “bringing it home.” (hat tip to Beyond Madison Avenue) Ben & Jackie update us …

I am trying to find a story that I briefly heard on NPR news. Basically, it was about Jewish children separated from their parents during the holocaust. It included a story of one young man who was waiting to be reunited with his parents. He was shaking like a leaf as he turned to a …

Well, Wednesday was a huge highlight of the year for me. I helped present the BMA Tulsa / OSU annual seminar. The speakers were great and included John Moore (johnmoore) of Brand Autopsy as well as some very impressive local speakers. I was blown over by these guys. There were SEVERAL “Aha” moments for me. …

Good ol’ Michael Wagner of the White Rabbit Group has apparently tagged me via his Own Your Brand! blog. In the 4 Things Meme, Michael says he hoped I would accept to do this because of my servant’s heart. When someone says that about you, how do you say no… without contradicting him? Besides, it …

Betty Hinshaw 1943 – 2006 Some of you may have noticed I didn’t post on Friday. That is because we laid my mother-in-law to rest yesterday (Friday). She didn’t care for the ‘in-law’ part, so I just called her Mom and she just called me son. Friday was bitter-sweet. Mom had been struggling against cancer …

If you’re in the Tulsa area on March 29th, don’t miss the BMA Tulsa annual seminar. It will cover small business and marketing topics. Speakers include the pithy and engaging blogger, John Moore of Brand Autopsy. The small business topics covered in the morning are as follows: The One Page Business Plan Hoyit Bacon Greenwood …

For those of you in the Tulsa area, Jennifer Rice will be speaking Wednesday, January 25th for the Business Marketing Association. There are details on the BMA website. Her presentation is Brand Humanity: How Social Technologies are Changing the Way We Do Business. If you are wondering how blogs, wikis, and RSS change how we …

OK, so now you have your list of 1) Things that bring you life and 2) Things that bring you death Here’s what you do with them (don’t read this until you’ve gone through the first part of the exercise) Think about your life recently. Be honest. What are you doing with it? Are you …

If you’re celebrating Thanksgiving this weekend, you’ll have plenty of time to do this: 1. Write out the things in this world that bring you life. Could be a person, an activity, a tradition, etc. Just make sure they are things that energize, inspire, or breath life into you. You should be able to list …

Today’s the LAST DAY to vote on a name for the Selling Is Dead newsletter. Vote Here I would vote, but I suggested one of the nominated names (Selling: DOA).

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