I get “pitched” a lot. It’s interesting because in most cases I don’t think the other person is really thinking about it as “pitching” me. Rather, they come to me with an idea or a suggestion of something they’d like to see happen which I have either some degree of control over or full control over, and they approach […]
I’ve come across a few vain executives lately. I won’t even call them leaders because I believe when vanity comes into play real leadership goes out the window. We all know who these executives are and what it feels like to be around them. We start to wonder how they actually finagled their way into their […]
Today it’s about the “Awakenings” more so than the “C-Level Strategies.” You see, yesterday afternoon I received an email from the Principal of our High School. He was informing the community that a high school boy – a senior – had committed suicide yesterday morning. It’s absolutely horrifying news. What makes it even more painful is that it’s […]
A friend once told me that I had the “Midas Touch.” At the time, seemingly everything I was involved with was “turning to gold” in some way. The term came up again recently and I began to reflect back on that time in my life. I was musing on what was so unique about it […]
Well that’s a title unlike any other you’ve seen from me. Am I confusing my superheroes? Perhaps. But please hear me out… Let’s get past the image of Superman’s kryptonite and go straight to a much more relevant question: What is your kryptonite? Specifically, what is your career kryptonite? Career kryptonite is what sucks the […]
I missed #blogchat on Sunday night, which I try not to do too often because I always unearth at least a few golden nuggets of wisdom, if not a dozen. The topic on Sunday was blogger outreach programs. In reading the transcript I came across a tweet by Ian Greenleigh mentioning that many bloggers and PR pro’s have […]
How would your marketing change if your goal was to create advocates and not sales? My brain cells began to ignite when I heard Steve Knox ask that question in the Brains on Fire FIRE Sessions last week. Really stop and ask yourself that question: How would your marketing change if your goal was to […]
There has been a lot of talk lately about influence – because of the Fast Company Influence Project and a HubSpot-sponsored program with a similar name. Insights from these projects address how we influence others online and the myriad theories behind how to do it effectively. There is even a contest to see who is actually […]
Last Thursday one of my readers, Heather Hindle, shared with you “The Best Corporate Visioning Story – Ever,” a story about how she participated in an experience named Odyssey 2000 – which she had originally shared with me briefly in a comment on my “How to Screw Your Business in One Easy Step” post. On Monday in “Leadership 101: Values […]
In Thursday’s post, “The Best Corporate Visioning Story – Ever,” Heather Hindle shared with you her experiences participating in Maritime Life’s Odyssey 2000, a visioning initiative in which all 1,000 Maritime Life employees participated. Today I’m honored to share with you the first half of my interview with Maritime Life’s CEO, Bill Black, detailing his perspective on what was behind […]