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Value Isn’t Just a Buzz Word

I wrote about making sure your marketing materials were focused on the right things and today I want to take a second to talk about value and its place in the world. While the primary focus of the last post was on your business, as a consultant or person of responsibility within an organization, you […]

The Biggest Problem With America Currently

Is that there are too many constituencies that are focused on beating their advisories and not enough people that are looking at America and its success as a partnership.

Consulting In Different Sized Organizations…

One thing that I am asked about pretty regularly is what is the difference between working on projects in small businesses vs. non-profits vs. big businesses vs. government. The answer is both simple and complex…but one point really makes a big difference in your perspective. That is, all businesses and situations are unique. You can’t […]

You Can Learn A Lot From This Government Shutdown…(And, It Isn’t What You Think)

As anyone with a pulse probably knows, we are in the middle of a government shutdown currently with the added pressure of the looming need for the country’s debt ceiling needing to be raised or we won’t have enough money on hand to pay our bills which would put the United States in default for […]

Better Communication Between Government And Citizens

One of the topics I have been focused on professionally lately is improving the communication between government and citizens. In my work with political campaigns, businesses, non profits, and individuals, I am fond of repeating over and over that “if you don’t define the conversation about your brand, someone else will and it is going […]

A Few Thoughts On New Arenas And If They Pay Off

I’ve admitted to anyone that will listen that I am a hater of the Oklahoma City Thunder because I am a lifelong Seattle Supersonics fan. And I have been following along from Washington DC as the debate on whether or not a new arena is going to be built in Seattle. On that note, I […]