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Stop Distracting Yourself with Ineffective Advertising
A lack of appreciation for the professional skills required to produce excellent advertising is contributing to a level of management distraction that is bad for business (and a lot of bad advertising). Here are some things we should do instead.
Everything You Know About Luxury Has Changed
Millennials are changing everything we know about luxury. Here are 5 key areas your luxury business must master to stay relevant.
What I Wish Consumers Knew About Buying Designer Jewelry
When you introduce someone to the joy of buying art the experience can be transformative. Consumers should have that experience buying designer jewelry.
Reflections
Power, Politics, Sex, and Religion (yes, this is a business blog)
The primary goal of a business is to create value for its customers, and each business relies on its employees to deliver that value. Employees who feel respected, safe, and appreciated do a much better job of delivering customer value than employees who feel compelled to put up self-protective walls.
Know the Message in Your Medium
Remember the book – and the saying – the medium is the message? Marketers must consider the mediums that are most relevant for the delivery of the message.
The Gift That Keeps On Giving? Technical Skills
You already know that reading, writing, and an education are a requirement for success. Now you must add technical skills to that list.
What I Wish Consumers Knew About Buying Designer Jewelry
When you introduce someone to the joy of buying art the experience can be transformative. Consumers should have that experience buying designer jewelry.
Be a Better Leader Part 5: Be the Brand Builder
Strong brands are a direct reflection of strong leadership. Embrace your role as the primary brand builder for your organization.
Is it about the economy? It's about the leadership stupid.
The job of leadership is a big one – whether it is leading a country or leading a department.
Integrity is A Russian Doll
An integrity-infused business is all-or-nothing. You’re either feeling it or you’re not, and if you’re not feeling it, it will bite you in the bottom line.
The Rudiments of Engagement
Getting a management team engaged is both financially and personally rewarding. The concepts described here will help get you started.
All of the Responsibility, None of the Authority
Here are some of the key structures that are absolutely necessary when converting to a more team-based organization.
Don't Play a Zero Sum Game
Selling is understanding what a customer needs, then providing solution to their needs. A good sales effort tells the customer what to decide.
Criticism: The fire in the forge of great leadership
A great leader goes beyond those characteristics to combine a blend of intense personal will with great humility.
Be a Better Leader Part 4: Create a Strong Business Culture
Strong leaders are integral to healthy business behavior. To influence the behavior of your organization, define a business culture and cultural norms.
What's Your Business Vision?
A thoughtful review of your business vision (the strategic one) will yield surprising insights that can jumpstart your business again.
Auld Lang Syne
Many companies will conduct their annual employee reviews at the beginning of the new calendar year. Here are the key elements for ensuring a good review process.
Don't be a Virtual Leader
If you find yourself assembling virtual teams of home-based contract workers, you will need to develop new skills and sensitivities to motivate, manage, and assess them.
The Few, The Proud . . . Mostly the Few
An entity worthy of allegiance, clearly defined challenges that require significant effort to achieve, and strong leadership. That’s the recipe for creating pride in a workplace.
Everything I Need to Know About Sexual Harassment I Learned in Kindergarten
Sexual harassment isn’t about sex. It’s about power.
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