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September 23, 2010

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account planning, brand relevance, broken brand, building value, business, competition, competitive edge, corporate culture, excuses, expectations, management lessons, market disruption, marketing leadership, mediocrity, opportunity, strategy, user experience

Blockbuster: The End.

Sad news today: Blockbuster Video has filed for bankruptcy. This doesn’t necessarily mean the end for the former market leader,… READ MORE
July 24, 2009

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agile creativity, being fearless, being the best, brand you, business thinkers, competitive edge, courage, design thinking, differentiation, excellence, excuses, expectations, experience, flexibility of execution, fresh ideas, hiring, hybrid thinking, innovation, insight, intelligence, leadership, management

Embracing Obstacles: A Leadership and Project Management Manifesto

“Making it work” : Lessons from the real world of “do or die.” Sometimes, even the best laid plans just… READ MORE
November 20, 2008

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account planning, adaptation, advice, anthropology, apple, bad management, being fearless, being the best, brand culture, brand insights, brand ownership, brand planning, brand promise, brand relevance, brand strategy, building value, business, business thinkers, CEO, change, change agent, commitment, common sense, competitive edge, corporate culture, corporate ecosystem, courage, cowardice, customer communities, customer experience, customer relationship, design matters, design thinking, differentiation, economy, efficiency, employee morale, engagement, evolution, excess, excuses, expectations, experience, fix your brand, fresh ideas, good advice, happy customers, human interactions, ideation, identity, incompetence, innovation, leadership, lessons, management lessons, market disruption, marketing, marketing leadership, mediocrity, Uncategorized

What really makes A-list brands different – and recession-proof.

The difference between winning and just being in the game – Thinking about ‘NEXT’ instead of just ‘NOW’: Some words… READ MORE
November 5, 2008

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adaptation, advice, anthropology, being fearless, brand culture, brand ownership, brand planning, brand relevance, brand strategy, brandbuilder, building value, business thinkers, competition, competitive edge, corporate culture, courage, customer experience, customer relationship, customer service, excuses, expectations, happy employees, human interactions, identity, leadership

Adopt a Leadership Attitude: Only you, not Washington, can determine your business’ future.

Republican business owners and managers, read this post. (Democrats too.) Whatever side of the aisle you may be on, the… READ MORE
March 5, 2008

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300, excellence, excuses, leaders, leadership, spartan

Patience and excuses: A zero-sum equation

Perhaps it’s a question of upbringing. Perhaps it’s a question of education. Perhaps it’s a question of pride or culture… READ MORE
October 10, 2007

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excuses, F360, management lessons, Roby

The effectiveness of excuses

Overheard today: “The maximum effective range of excuses is exactly zero meters.” The military has a nice way of putting… READ MORE

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Category: excuses

Blockbuster: The End.

Embracing Obstacles: A Leadership and Project Management Manifesto

What really makes A-list brands different – and recession-proof.

Adopt a Leadership Attitude: Only you, not Washington, can determine your business’ future.

Patience and excuses: A zero-sum equation

The effectiveness of excuses

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