Month: August 2023

I want to celebrate Jack “King” Kirby, born on August 28, 1917. If you don’t know the name, you know his art.  And even if you don’t know his art, you know his influence. He…

Let’s show everyone how we’re celebrating the end of the week! Post an image (you or a passable proxy) that shows how you’re feeling on this fine Friday. It’s a busy time. Three long trips…

We’re getting toward the end of the week and to help us make it to the weekend, I’d like to share some more reasons why you are worth whatever you are being paid (or think…

Here we are, late in August, and our temperatures this week are in the 100s. There is still plenty of time to get hot. Finish what you started. Start new projects. Share your ideas. Bring…

I think I coined a phrase in yesterday’s post. If you look up “foot through the door approach” you’ll learn about the foot IN the door approach to persuasion, a Psych 101 classic, where you…

You know me. I love marketing and teach marketing and talk about marketing to anyone who’ll listen. Sometimes that can get me in trouble and lead to heated arguments. And that’s with family members. And…

Let’s show everyone how we’re celebrating the end of the week! Post an image (you or a passable proxy) that shows how you’re feeling on this fine Friday. Okay, this particular picture does not look…

We’re getting toward the end of the week and to help us make it to the weekend, I’d like to share some more reasons why you are worth whatever you are being paid (or think…

There’s a quote attributed to Lorne Michaels, the visionary who brought Saturday Night Live to our homes nearly 50 years ago, that I love and that I want to take more to heart: “The show…

Embrace serendipity. Allow momentum to carry you. We need more water coolers and coffee stations and copying machines. We need more accidental amazing encounters. What do you think? See you tomorrow.