The latest assertions on how we can bend workplace culture toward greater creativity and innovation.
It didn't. And yet there are months of media coverage leading up to the event. There are also months of coverage following, rating each team's choices and the resulting impact. Who got the "steal" of the draft? Who wasted their pick? I have had numerous conversations...
Greek mythology tells us how Sisyphus tricked the gods (cheating Death twice). As punishment, he was sentenced to roll a huge rock, which required extreme effort, to the top of a hill every day. Upon reaching the top, the rock would roll back down and Sisyphus would...
If you are, or have been, part of a team, you've probably had times where it seems the team is in a rut. Or maybe you inherited a team and know you need to make some changes and improve performance. Where do you start? Here are five ways leaders can form (or reform)...
#83266580 / gettyimages.com "I don't know anything about that." That is the phrase I heard three times as I talked with a government agency this week. I had faxed a document the week before and waited 48 hours (which they said were necessary for the document to be...
Years ago, the clever word-of-mouth marketing expert John Moore of Brand Autopsy claimed Starbucks baked marketing into their business model. Starbucks helped to popularize the “New Marketing” ethos of spending marketing dollars on making better customer experiences...
You walk slowly up to the door of your business. Carefully opening the door, you try to quietly make your way to your office. Your bag gently settles onto your desk and you smoothly pull out your laptop. As you sit, your office chair makes a loud creaking noise and...
My college degree is in graphic design, but I took many fine arts classes as part of my degree plan. One benefit of these classes was the critique. Often, we would draw or paint for the majority of our class period, then we would post our creations on the wall. Our...
In 2002, I worked at a telecom company in Tulsa and we participated in an event called Corporate Challenge. It was basically a corporate olympics in which the goal of some people was to claim gold. The goal for the rest of us was to not get embarrassed. I filled out...
Years ago, I was invited to speak at a conference. My topic was internet marketing, but I realized this particular industry was not known for being tech savvy. I asked whether attendees would have websites to improve or if they would be wondering why they should start...
Your team has been slaving away on a presentation for weeks. One of your colleagues has continued to drop the ball... time and time again. At this point, time is the one thing you're running out of. Well, that and patience. Now you have a choice to make. You have to...
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