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The Problem With Only Measuring Activities…

Is that activity doesn’t equate to effectiveness and effectiveness isn’t measured in sheer brute force. A few years back, the term “crushing it” became meme worthy and I remember pretty vividly the term being used on “30 Rock” and not in a cool way either. Unfortunately in our always on society, we have not […]

Things Big Dumb Companies Do….

Not focus on the customer. Try to squeeze out of every interaction at the detriment of the long term value of the customer. Try to water things down to the lowest common denominator. Not think that their monopoly on your attention will ever fade and act accordingly. Not create exceptional products or experiences. Think […]

Are We Looking For Digital Solutions To People Problems?

Lately a lot has been made of the new advancements in technologies like VR, AI, and many many other technologies that are supposed to make our lives easier. And, I am sure in a lot of ways they do make our lives easier. But I keep returning to the idea that a lot of […]

Do You Remember Who You Work For?

I’ve been having discussions lately with early stage startups, companies in sports and entertainment, nonprofits, and a bunch of other industries. Let’s just say, I’ve talked to people across the gamut of industry of late. They all have a pretty decided POV about what their company is, in some case well deserved. In others, […]

Better or CHEAPER?

In today’s economy, we’ve become overwhelmed with choice. There is a seemingly infinite number of options for IT products, professional services, entertainment, nonprofit causes, whatever. The challenge that all of us are dealing with is that because our attention is so divided and the competition is so great that we have been forced into […]

The half step between planning and execution

Somewhere in the half step between planning and execution something is lost. One of the things I teach my clients is the need for delivery and consistency. When you are looking at your plan, it is a fair question to ask yourself if the steps and ideas you are laying out are likely to be […]

Intersections with value

Businesses find themselves surviving, thriving, or failing at the intersection of three points… Strategy Messaging Operations If you were to draw a straight line and label the bottom low value and the top high value, you would see that the organizations that are doing well have these three functions meeting higher up the value scale. […]