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Leadership Skills For Life Or How To Ask Better Questions
Do you truly understand the things that are being said to you at your work? This is a true story:
Continue readingHow To Become A Thought Leader
You are one if someone reputable says you are one. That is the short and simple answer to what is
Continue readingThe Secret To Getting Picked
Being picked by someone or choosing yourself and leading… which do you choose? It seems like an obvious answer. Any
Continue readingOn Leadership, Courage… And Sucking
It’s the kind of thing that just sticks to your brain. I have mentioned this before, but I am a
Continue readingWriting Your Resume (It's Not What You Think)
How is your career going? How is your life going? Do you lead a charmed life? Do you wish that
Continue readingA Brand Of People
It’s strange how much of a brand’s foundation is laid by the people who represent it. It could be a
Continue readingHow To Podcast – 2012 Edition
There’s a renewed interest in podcasting. Maybe a growing interest (depending on who you ask). Personally, I can’t think of
Continue readingKickstart Your Marketing And Leadership Skills… Now
Where do you go to learn, grow and think differently about marketing and leadership? I’ve been fortunate enough to not
Continue readingDear Seth Godin
Dear Seth, It was great to see you this week at The Art of Marketing event in Chicago. You’re not
Continue readingThe Paradox Of Leadership
When you’re right, you’re a hero. When you take a misstep, you’re a goat. There’s an often discussed paradox of
Continue readingGood To Great To Different
Is Apple a truly great company? The answer seems obvious. Now reframe that thought and think about what truly makes
Continue readingCan Leaderless Organizations Win?
Whether it’s the Arab Spring, the Tea Party movement or Occupy Wall Street, what is it about leaderless organizations that
Continue readingOn Weirdoes, The Long Tail, Seth Godin And You
Here Comes The Weirdoes On Page 16 of the business book, We Are All Weird, by one of the world’s
Continue readingThe Business Of Motivation
Motivation is a strange beast. In April 2007, I was asked to be a speaker in a full-day conference that
Continue readingRead The Fine Print
Nobody reads the fine print. It’s either too small, too jargon-y, too legalese or too confusing. Marketing (and the brands
Continue readingAn Open (And Closed) Case For Business In A Digital World
Can a business culture be both open and closed? WikiLeaks scared everybody last week. How is it possible that one
Continue reading4 Ways To Not Reek Of Desperation
When you’re desperate it’s hard to win business, get that job, market a product or do anything (like find a
Continue readingHow To Make Money Using Social Media
How many times do you see a title like that? How many times does that make your eyes roll? There
Continue readingSix Links Worthy Of Your Attention
Is there one link, story, picture or thought that you saw online this week that you think somebody you know
Continue reading4 Things Worth Checking Out
Some of this is online, some of this takes place in the real world (since when is online not "the
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