Competition is part of life. We compete for attention, compete for awards and records, and we compete for business. Yet so many people “compete” by using smear campaigns, sabotaging business transactions, and basically attacking their competitors instead of making their product better. This isn’t a recipe for success, it’s a […]
Category: marketing
The Words Aren’t the Message
“Your feedback is important to us. Please leave a message.” “We’ll circle back on your feedback later, but in the interest of time, let’s go with what’s already proposed.” Just because you’re telling people you care about them doesn’t mean they’ll believe you if there isn’t demonstrated action that shows […]
Good and Bad Ambiguity
Good ambiguity is ambiguity by design. It’s potentially withholding information in order to propel someone forward by pushing them to discover their own agency in solving problems and making decisions. It’s reflecting questions back when you’ve got the space to use it as a growing opportunity, and to build up […]
Juggling Mishaps and Leadership
I would often watch jugglers almost effortlessly drop a club, continue juggling, pick it back up, and then continue with their set, graduating to flaming clubs and knives. I later learned that this “mishap” was always staged. When considered logically, what juggler would attempt juggling swords if they weren’t 100% […]
Sculpting Clay and Decisions
If you were to ask me the best type of clay for sculpting, I wouldn’t be able to answer you without first asking how you’re measuring “best.” There are clays that will never harden, and they turn to liquid when heated. This is purposeful. There are clays that air-dry and […]
NFT hype
As a creator, you bet that I’m following the NFT “controversy” about vast environmental destruction via overwhelming energy use, the ability to steal and profit off other people’s work, as well as the money laundering bit. I’m also interested in the bit about empowering artists through profit-sharing from resales, digital […]
LinkedIn Fail
I recently had someone with a mutual contact reach out to me to ask to connect. There was a personalized message with some specific comments on a past blog post, so I accepted. After a few quick DMs, I could tell this person was trying to sell me services, and […]
Value by Naming
There are studies that show that once an item becomes yours, you attribute more value to it than if it was not yours. It’s sort of like how I named the plants in my backyard and now I want to take them all with me the next time we move. […]
Hog-tied in a Classroom
Even if you are factually right, you have to understand that most people hate to be told that they’re wrong. After all, no one enjoys being wrong – at best people look at being wrong as lessons to learn from, but I’m not sure anyone really enjoys it. So how […]
Weekends
When I worked in retail, I never got the allure of weekends. After all, these were the most busy days of the week, and if I was looking for a break, it would usually be on a Monday or something. I often work with global teams, meaning that my mornings […]