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Being Present in the Present: COVID Edition

NY Times columnist David Brooks recently wrote a terrific column titled “Nine Non-Obvious Ways to Have Deeper Conversations: The art of making connection even in a time of dislocation”. Among… Continue Reading...

How To Communicate During A Crisis

Leadership

So there you are, CEO of Johnson and Johnson in 1982, and life is pretty good. Your acetaminophen product, Tylenol, generates 19 percent of your company’s profits, and your golf… Continue Reading...

Promoting From Within: What We Can Learn from the U.S. Army

Leadership

If the Army can re-think how it selects and advances its leaders, can you? The way the Army promotes leaders over the years has – like a lot of things… Continue Reading...

The TAM Bubble

Innovation

Years ago, marketers would try to quantify a company’s opportunity by talking about “the market”. The problem was, most of the market wasn’t realistically available to the company. So, in… Continue Reading...

Tough Problems? How Occam Can Help.

Effectiveness, Innovation, Leadership

When I’m confronted with a complicated problem, and I’m trying to understand possible explanations, I often rely on Occam’s “razor” (which isn’t a razor at all). William of Occam was… Continue Reading...

Zoom Distraction: How To Stay Focused During Virtual Meetings

Effectiveness, Productivity

We’ve all done it. You are on a virtual meeting and your attention wanders. Although you’re technically in the meeting, the subject doesn’t pertain directly to you, so you quickly… Continue Reading...

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