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Lack of Leadership

As I survey the landscape of America and the globe, I hear and read a lot about a lack of leadership skills, or, as is a common phrase these days, a “leadership gap." The fact is, there isn’t really a leadership gap that doesn’t start with the executives and managers that talk about this gap. […]

Proving Yourself

It isn’t something you can tell people about. Sure, what you have done is important…but it is also a historical document. Proving yourself happens everyday…when you show up and serve.

A Challenge To Project Based Organizations…

There are a lot of challenges that all companies are going to have to face in the years ahead. But there is a specific challenge that project based organizations are going to need to overcome…and that is to make sure that the role of the project manager doesn’t get watered down by too many project […]

A Few Lessons On The Chinese Worker

Here are some things to think about when you are dealing with the Chinese worker… * Chinese workers are still very hierarchical meaning they don’t step out of line. * They learn a lot by case studies meaning they want to see how something is applied in the real world. * They have an immense […]

Why You Remember The Sponsors Of Minor League Teams…

I recently saw a note about Minor League Baseball CMO Michael Hand advancing a plan that engages brands surrounding large scale advertising in the minors. Hand talks about the leading brands needing to be advertising with MLB, but I think that is a limited view because one of the key reasons people remember the ads […]

Do You Want To Be McDonalds Or Tiffany?

Recently I was in the United Kingdom giving a keynote at the Ticketing Professionals Conference in Birmingham. During the keynote, I was talking about the future of live entertainment. Specifically, I brought up the idea that the way you position your product or experience, the way you talk about it, and the way you sell […]

The quickest way to learn what works and what doesn’t…

Ask for feedback, repeat.