Midweek Motivator

In a recent conversation with a regional manager one question jumped out: “how can we cut the bonds of company tradition in order to outpace our competitors?”  In a time […]

How many “transformational leaders” can you name? Better yet, have you worked for any? And while you’re thinking about it, how many “cult brands” can you name? Once past Apple, […]

They would have us believe that life and time run in one long continuous string. But it’s not really true you know. There are only “moments.” They define us, they […]

Behaviorist Seth Godin coined a label for self defeating thinkers: “lizard brain.” Sure signs of this state-of-being include criticism of anyone proposing something different; clinging to an attachment that says […]

“I don’t understand it. This is a really good product.” Echoing through the halls of tormented media management, this plaintive remark is heard more and more. Many of the radio […]

“Change” is a fact of life and business. No matter how diligent, how carefully you plan or how dedicated you are, your company won’t be a perfect place to work […]

Psychologist Jonathon Schooler pioneered uncanny research on the effect of “visual recognition” and the subsequent impact on memory. Malcolm Gladwell’s classic book Blink revisited Schooler’s research and its impact on […]

Responsibility is directly proportionate to opportunity. Yet countless people fail in their leadership role because they hesitate; frozen by situational “what-ifs”. Reality: our true adversary is not simply our competitors, […]

It seems impossible a decade has passed since the world said goodbye to Lou Tice, one of Seattle’s favorite sons, one of America’s greatest teachers. If you’ve not heard of […]

We’ll likely hear the word “motivation” at least a hundred times this year. It’s among the most misapplied words and one of the most inaccurate concepts found in the lexicon […]