I was recently asked to assist with the launch of a new marketing initiative. It was a premium offer targeted to a small segment of customers. The offer would be…
Duane BaileyMay 21, 2018
Friend and colleague Jim Schleckser, writes great articles for CXOs and executives. I really liked this one and thought to share it. Find more about the Inc. CEO Project here.…
Ira KoretskyMay 1, 2018
A few days ago, Jeff Weiner, CEO of LinkedIn appeared on CNBC to share the major findings from LinkedIn's recent Skills Gap Analytics initiative. He tweeted and posted on LinkedIn…
Ira KoretskyApril 23, 2018
A very good friend, William, is seriously contemplating a summer trip to Europe. There are so many good reasons to go. Unfortunately, there is one really bad reason not to…
Ira KoretskyApril 16, 2018
James Nathan Miller made an interesting observation some 50 years ago: “Conversation in the U.S. is a competitive exercise in which the first person to draw a breath is declared…
Ira KoretskyApril 9, 2018
"No" often hides the door to "yes." This insight was shared to me many years ago by one of my mentors. And what he explained to me was that you…
Ira KoretskyApril 2, 2018
At lunch yesterday, a good friend asked my advice about her handshake. Carol said, in the last month or so, she noticed people she met often commented something to the…
Ira KoretskyMarch 28, 2018
Margrethe Vestager, European Commissioner for Competition tweeted, "There is a lot to fight for: Engage! Women and men alike. We need power to make equality a reality." From a communication…
Ira KoretskyMarch 8, 2018
I stumbled upon a tweet by the Mother Nature Network on laughter. It contained a link to an article on the results of a study by Sophie Scott, a neuroscientist…
Duane BaileyFebruary 27, 2018