Sometimes difficulty getting noticed comes down to something about your style that's hard to change. So don't change, reframe instead. I've recently been working with a client on what it takes to become a major player in his company. Past a certain point, a lot of...
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Lessons from Burning Man “Mudpocalypse”
Burning Man's "MudPocalypse" is instructive...It shows how bad media reporting is. It's been framed as a big disaster of planning gone wrong. That's not even remotely accurate. I was in contact with people on-playa the whole time. For anyone with real Burning Man...
Personal Branding with William Arruda
Join me for a discussion with William Arruda, a leading authority on using power of branding and social media to succeed in your career. William started as a brand expert in corporate America, and brought the concepts to personal branding. A pioneer in the personal...
The Widest Net – Unlocking Untapped Markets with Pam Slim
Want a great work career? Pamela Slim rose to fame writing Escape from Cubicle Nation. With her help, hundreds of people have successfully escaped from soul-sucking work situations into self-employment. Pam will be joining me to discuss her latest book, The Widest...
How you scale an organization
I just returned from Black Rock City, NV, better known as Burning Man. Burning Man is an annual event where 70,000 artists, engineers, performers, and makers descend on the Black Rock Desert in Nevada. In one week, they build and inhabit a city made of...
Skype is better, but still problematic
My article on Skype exposing address books to the world has gone mini-viral. Written in 2017, it's gotten dozens of citations in early 2019. A reporter approached me, asking if the problem still exists. After doing some research, here's what I've found. Microsoft’s...
Want effective communication? Drive with their agenda!
Persuasion, influence, or even simple education about a topic is central to most of the communication we send out. But readers today have too much to read and very little attention to spare. If you want to be heard, you need to hook them immediately with something...
Compromise is the Doorway to Opportunity
My coaching client Cyd wanted to change jobs. Cyd's work was OK, but not really inspiring. The pay was OK, but not really inspiring. The people? Ok, but not really inspiring. The big benefit of the job, however, is that it was a ten-minute drive from home. Cyd has...
Firing Up Organizations in Tough Times
Things are very tight right now. Our outlook is uncertain and people are afraid for their jobs. Under these circumstances I'd expect people to get more done, but somehow, we aren't more productive than before. Any hints? It’s funny, being a human being. You would...
Organizational Learning is No Accident
Why do companies fail to learn from their mistakes? With so much riding on success, you would think that companies would be better at learning. Amazingly, it seems as if they fight tooth and nail against learning, often with disastrous results. The...