If you listen to popular media discuss the economy, you’re probably calling for the warm bath and razor blades right about now…. But, in the […]
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Guest Blog: Supply Chains Compete
By Tim Searcy I recently heard the CIO of Nortel say something very interesting: “Companies don’t compete; supply chains compete.” This concept makes a great […]
French Lick*
*A small town in southern Indiana. What did you think I meant? The power of words… Grab attention, communicate an idea, provoke, engage, energize… If […]
President Obama: Whale Hunter
The race is run, the contest’s done, there’s work to do. Let’s get to it. My blog is not usually political; it’s about landing big […]
Kimbo Slice vs. Marquess of Queensberry
You’re in a hunt, a complex and sizable whale hunt. And one of the members of the whale’s team starts going south on you. I […]
Splashing the Vessel
Splashing the Vessel: v. An underused euphemism for the first stage of preparation in any situation. The Inuit washed their boat, or umiak*, with fresh […]
Best Sales Movies…Ever.
If you spend much time with sales people there is always the scene-referencing-line-quoting-bad-impersonating portion of the conversation. Every conversation. Certain company cultures are rampant with […]
Save the Talent, Save the World…
I just read Businessweek’s September 15th article, “The Best Places to Launch a Career.” It listed accounting firms and the government as two of the […]
Nice harpoon ya got there…
My mom always taught me- “Never talk sex, politics or religion with people…until they’ve had their second drink.” Everyone has become a consultant in this […]
Tattoos aren’t enough anymore
I have a 16-year old son who wants a unique identity, to make a statement, to stand out… I can tell because he shops at […]
Dirty, Sexy, Money. (Yep, it’s all about the Benjamins.)
In business, it’s all about the money. Obvious, I know, but sometimes you’ve just got to seize the obvious, wrestle it to the ground and beat it […]
Brando Don’t Audition
I’ve been on the road the last two weeks with a number of clients and I have to tell you… the swagger factor out there […]