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What does real leadership mean?
Not everybody has to be a boss. Not everybody has to be an entrepreneur or a CEO or a billionaire or a celebrity. But eventually …
What Good Grub, Good Principles and Good Parenting have in common
There’s a great line in hiking circles: “Backpacking is the art of knowing what NOT to take.” When you go out camping in the wilderness, you …
Imperfect Is A Superpower. – by David Wolstencroft
All work, and all life exist within an imperfect space. Showrunning a drama series means Embracing the Imperfect as a way of life. Do …
Agency Is Key
It’s an age-old problem. You’re a successful company, so you’re expected to innovate. That’s what successful companies do, after all. You’ve had a big restructuring, …
“We Are All Weird”
As you probably know already, Seth Godin is one of my favorite authors. What’s less known is that “We Are All Weird” is probably my favorite book of his. …
“Not Knowing” is the Killer App
There’s been a lot of fuss in business lately about Big Data. With Big Data, suddenly it’s possible to know everything. Hurrah!!! But as the late, …
The Boring Part of Creativity – by Tom Goodwin
From around 2004 I worked at a very trendy Creative agency in London. Quite often you’d book a meeting room for an important client, …
Rock & Roll Dreams
My old friend Dan plays bass in a famous rock band. He’s a really great guy. The funny thing is, when Dan’s not on the …
Maybe Too Mammoth?
We have this thing in modern business called “Taylorism”. Named after Frederick Winslow Taylor (1856-1915) and also known as “scientific management”, it’s basically about applying the …
Inclusion: Why it’s a competitive advantage.
Any executive these days will tell you, “Diversity and Inclusion” is a big deal. It’s foolish to pretend otherwise, it’s not a fad and …
The Compliant Complaint
We all have to submit our copy to someone else: a creative director, an editor, a client, legal compliance. No one is immune when …
Charisma: from Aristotle to WeWork
It’s the oldest line in the book: “I’m not selling insurance, I’m selling peace of mind.” Actually, you’re selling both. You’re selling the concrete (insurance) …
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