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sponge
I heard this line more than once during my first couple years in the advertising business, right out of college. I soon found out …
common understanding
If common understanding is such a good idea, then why doesn’t it happen more often inside companies? Short answer: Because it’s hard to attain. Really …
every battle
This a riff on Sun Tzu’s The Art Of War, the most famous book on military history ever written. The gist is, all other factors being equal, …
business is flow
Business, for the most part, is about making money. Sure, the business might have a “higher purpose” attached to it, but hey, serving that higher purpose …
anyone who's any good
Wow, what does that mean? Really, to be haunted by your potential? The sense that you can always do better, that whatever you are doing, …
accountability is a gift
I’m writing this from San Antonio, where the team and I are doing some culture work for our dear client, Rackspace. What does this have to …
real change
Now that “Culture” is the buzzword-of-the-year in management circles, it concerns me that leaders might start thinking Culture is something that can now be bought …
if only republicans
So apparently the Republicans are fielding a lot of candidates for the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election. To the major news networks, this is a very …
7 things that will destroy us
This was a very astute observation by Gandhi, we thought it would make a great print. It’s funny how, no matter how much we …
anger vs joy
Joy makes you feel expansive and outward-looking. Think of Beethoven’s “Ode To Joy” in the Ninth Symphony. It’s hardly and act of orchestral introspection. …
gratitude | trust
The point here is not, “gratitude and trust are just good things to have in an organization”. Everyone knows how places that have people who …
it's not the customer's job
This illustration falls under the Seth Godin golden rule about marketing: “Nobody cares about you.” It’s not that people are unkind or malicious; it’s just that they’re already …
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