The Power of Identity in Brand Building
March 12, 2012
Apple, Whole Foods, Alcoa, GE, Ford...
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Who am I? – Mapping your identity
March 5, 2012
Most people consider the question, who am I, to be some deep, cosmic idea that defies a clear answer. Further, most people think it's a question one can address only after you've got more than a few decades of living under your belt. Wrong on both...
Read MoreBreaking Your Identity Code
February 26, 2012
The idea of 'retirement' continues to lose currency with so many men and women who have better things to do than spend their days on the golf course or traveling (not there's anything wrong with these activities). What people do seem to want is a degree...
Read MoreKids are people too!
February 21, 2012
I keep reading about kids who go astray, or who try to be someone they're not, so they'll be popular with their peers. All of this makes me a little bit crazy, for I believe that, best intentions aside, many parents fail to help their...
Read MoreCrack Your Identity Code
January 26, 2012
Crack your identity code and the contours of your life will shift. You will not only come out stronger, you will come out larger — larger in heart, larger in influence, and larger in your capacity to love and be loved. For this free resource please...
Read MoreNew year, new you?
January 3, 2012
Ever wonder why the new year inspires so many resolutions? And why so many don't stick? On the surface, it's pretty funny. For instance, you see dozens of new faces at the gym starting in January, most of whom have left by the end of...
Read MoreDon’t be Foogled!
September 29, 2011
Facebook is now aggressively challenging Google’s growing success in social media—especially in relation to music, video and mobile services—aiming to maintain its innovator’s edge. In its massive makeover, however, it is also succeeding in offending Facebook loyalists who are less than thrilled with many of the changes. Worse, in some peoples’ eyes,
What is a person for (anymore)?
June 27, 2011
… Maybe that’s an over-statement, but it holds some truth. In the words of one CEO, The Times article continues: “You don’t have to train machines.”
In many ways, the seismic shift we’re seeing in the jobs economy towards more highly skilled workers calls for people—especially, the unemployed and underemployed—to clarify,
How to Lead (and Succeed) Tanzanian-Style
March 30, 2011
Just back from my second trip to Tanzania. It was a memorable experience on all fronts, including close encounters with lions and other ‘big five’ species: elephants, giraffe, zebra, and hippos (OK, not so close with the hippos). We trekked through the bush, accompanied by Maasai warriors carrying bows and
Innovating from the inside-out
February 9, 2011
Why do we spend so much time studying customer needs as the basis for innovation, when its real source is right in front of our eyes? Innovate from the core and you’ll guarantee that your company enjoys a long and happy life.
