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let’s risk nothing
Success is supposed to be simple: a clean shirt, a decent golf handicap, and a few martinis at lunch. Once you know the right people, …
how creativity is born
Creativity is born from need. We’ve been taught that creative thinking is romantic – a shower thought, a long coffee in the afternoon. But creativity …
how failure makes us better
If you’re failing a lot, it isn’t because you’re stupid. It’s because you’re spending a lot of time in terra incognita, trying new things out. …
the cost of screwing with your customers
In the current issue of Harvard Business Review, there’s a fascinating article about how Volkswagen employees who had nothing to do with the famous emissions …
the ABC’s of unspoken connection
Communication existed long before language. Writing has been around for a few millennia, but emotions have been evolving for millions of years. That’s why …
be purposeful in your process
It’s not enough to know what to do, and how to do it. You also have to know why it matters. Why it really matters. …
own your own journey
Your teachers in school will tell you all about your “career path”. Then you get out in the real world and find out that there …
never lose the flow
Here’s the paradox- even the most creative brands are not immune to the perils of becoming a large company. The main perils being, of course, …
be true to yourself
In 1997, the great business writer, Tom Peters introduced the world to “Brand You”, an idea about building your own personal brand, regardless of who …
love cannot be harnessed
“There are people I might have loved had they gotten on the airplane or run down the street after me or called me up drunk …
how humility drives learning
Being right is easy. All you have to do is find lots of small things, and then be right about them. The smaller, …
how advertising evolved
I got into in the advertising business just as the Mad Men era was ending, and the Internet era was beginning. Back in the early …
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