picture of poster hanging in Craig's office Thank You Mr. Lincoln For Your Lesson in Perseverance He failed in business in ‘31 He was defeated for state legislature in ‘32…
John P. Kotter, a renowned expert on leadership at the Harvard Business School (mini bio below), recently wrote a piece in Forbes called, “The Power Of Stories.” The article has…
I came across an interesting article from Business 2.0 Magazine (update: magazine no longer exists) today. IBM is following a story-driven approach in its new advertising -- use a metaphor.…
How do you ensure that you stand out from the competition? Simplify your words, concepts, phrases, diagrams, everything! Americans especially, have such short attention spans--verrryyy short. We are bombarded with…
Every Hotel Tells A Story The Kimpton Hotels message is pure and simple, great. It is a great phrase... a great message... a great story. It inspires you to say,…
I went shopping today and visited an Under Armour (UA) store. On the store wall, was a gigantic placard with the UA brand mission (see below). I thought it was…
I had a lot of fun last night with my competitive intelligence and business intelligence buddies from the Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals (event announcement). You can read my article,…
Come join me and my fellow Competitive Intelligence (CI) friends for an educational and fun program on the elevator pitch, your answer to "What do you do?" It doesn't matter…