James Francis Thorpe was an Olympic gold medalist who was known as the greatest, most versatile athlete in the world. His life, and one episode in particular, holds great meaning for us at this moment in time. He was born in 1887 to the Sac and...
It started when my mom slipped last week and broke some bones in her shoulder. Ouch! So now I’m getting on a plane to Atlanta. Whenever I travel somewhere, I naturally think of the business prospects I could visit as part of my trip, so I...
So it appears most of us have survived the endurance portion of the current crisis. Now it’s time for the sprint. As we begin to see things “opening up” it’s now time to prepare for what’s ahead, even though “what’s ahead” may not be clear. TIME IS RUNNING...
What I learned about marketing during a pandemic from Dylan Thomas, et al Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Let’s look the big ugly one square in the eye – we’re in the middle of a big...
It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” ― Yogi Berra You may not have time to think about the future now – you’re too focused on adjusting to the present. That’s understandable. Some companies are caught not knowing what the future will look like. They are waiting “until the dust...
Where were you on 9-11? Despite that date being roughly 6,800 days ago, it’s likely that you also remember exactly where you were and what you were doing when you heard of the attacks. And it’s almost certain that you have no memory of the day before. That’s because...
For most of us, this is not our first rodeo. We’ve all survived 9/11 and the Great Recession and we will survive COVID-19. Each of these events presented its own challenges. As the calamities before, this new crisis will result in significant changes; personally, professionally, and globally. We...
“There is nothing so constant as change…” Change is the byword these days… and it’s happening everywhere. The interesting thing is that change is always happening – the quote is from fifth century B.C. Greece -- we’re just more aware of it these days.…and there’s a lot to be...
You Say You’ve Got an Evolution This is the third time in the last 20 years that I was certain that it was the end of the world, with a Cormac McCarthy novel waiting on the other side. We learn to cope, I suppose. We evolve. Emphasis...
None of us is as smart as all of us Have you noticed that people these days are acting a bit more, well, human? (Aside from when that old lady elbowed her way in front of you in the toilet paper line.) That’s because we’re in “the time...