Watch here. What do we need to know about you and the work you do? It’s a question worth pondering before every meeting, conference, or job interview. And notice, please, that the question is not “What do you need to tell us about you and the work you do?”...
Listen to the audio version of this post here. It’s been years since marketing guru Seth Godin told us the key to business success was to put a Purple Cow into everything we create. His Purple Cow is a widely quoted business classic full of good advice and...
Listen to the audio version of this post here. Stop the presses! Apparently, there’s some sexism in the broadcasting business. You’re not really surprised, are you? Big front page story in the Chicago Tribune: “Women in Chicago radio call out ‘toxic and sexist’...
Listen to the audio version of this post here. You never know when you’re making an impact. Well, sometimes we set out to have real influence, and we probably do have a sense whether it worked or not. Other times, though, it comes as a surprise when somebody...
Listen to the audio version of this post here. You know what I always say: Life is show prep. When I was a talk show host, that meant the fodder for tonight’s program often came from what went on in my life today. Who said what? What did I see or hear? What...
Listen to the audio version of this post here. You know how kids are. Siblings – they’re famous for rivalry, right? Brothers and sisters are known for squabbling. Sometimes they get physical and start hitting or kicking. Often, they call each other names,...
Listen to the audio version of this post here. Maybe you’ve seen this in one of those ubiquitous virtual meetings. You’re watching someone talking on Zoom or Teams or WebEx; they’re getting intense about what they’re saying. Maybe they care deeply about the...
Listen to the audio version of this post here. For openers, I hope you are pleased with your work. Maybe not with every single task you accomplish all day long—that would be a tall order, wouldn’t it? I do hope, though, that when you consider how you make your...
Listen to the audio version of this post here. I’m not asking you to follow me down a rabbit hole. Instead, I’m back from that tortuous trip with an urgent question for you. It all started, as thought-journeys sometimes do, with a New York Times article. Bret...
Listen to the audio version of this post here. You hear people talk about how much they need to tell their story. It’s burning in them, this experience they had, and they’re driven to share it with the world. It’s such a relief to stop keeping it all bottled up...
