Will it Work?

Asking that’s a good start. Not having an answer is a better start. It might work. We think so. We don’t really know. We’re going to have to try. It might be just the right thing to do. Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on...

Problem or Situation

Problem or Situation? Seth Godin’s new one, The Knot, distinguishes between problems and situations. A problem has a solution. You can find the solution. You can implement the change. A situation has no solution. Why? It could be the people involved, timing, culture,...

Out Over Your Skis

You’ve got several tabs open with several agents working on task lists you’ve given them. It’s neat and tidy in the beginning. You’ve given each one a structured and well-thought-out set of instructions. You’ve got a handle on it. But as each one starts its job, the...

Your Passive Voice

In writing, passive voice is a sentence in which the subject receives the action rather than performing it. “The dog bit the man” is active. “The man was bitten by the dog” is passive. Pro writers learn to write with active voice early on because the passive voice...

Kill Your Darlings

In the 2000’s into the 2010s, Apple did the unthinkable. They cannibalized their own massively successful product’s market share with a new product. They killed the iPod with the iPhone. MBA’s and executive leadership would have told them it was stupid. But then...

The Rug Pull

Unlike the shifting sands, the rug pull requires immediate action. You’ve got nowhere to stand. Now you’re falling. The rug pull happens in an instant. No forewarning. No spidey-sense tingling. Just, “Here. Now it’s all different. Figure it out.” The first thing you...

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