In advance of the completion of my book, the Lovable Leader, I wanted to share with you the basic tenants that my philosophy is based upon. Lovable Leadership is the answer to a question: what would a job look like if you truly loved where you work? As a leader, keep these ten commandments. 1. […]
Update on plans for 2019
There comes a point in everyone’s life where you realize that there’s only so much one human being can do… successfully. When you have so many ideas and different things that you want to do it can be challenging to say no. One of the most difficult things is knowing where to focus and having […]
My Three Words For 2019
This is my annual My Three Words post. This post is primarily something I do for myself though I hope it is useful for you to think about as well. This year’s post is a little long, but I have a lot to unpack from last year going into this year, and these may be my most […]
Time Off, To Think
I like to take the end of the year to reflect on the past year and think about where I want to go in the new year. One of the big things I took away from this year was a desire to rediscover. Specifically, I’ve been looking to rediscover something that has driven me from […]
The Five Key Elements of Social Media
The elements that combine to form social media are not just platforms, like Facebook or Linkedin. While Social Media is a term that is used commonly used to mean “anything found on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram,” there are more useful ways of seeing Social Media. For the sake of reaching a deeper understanding, let’s instead look […]
The Seed
Discovering The Seed That Started It All For Me In 2008, I became obsessed with Social Media. In the decade since, I’ve spent considerable time and thought trying to unpack why I was so interested in these new technologies in the first place. When I look back on it all, there was a desire to […]
The resurgence of extortion
Does anyone else feel like blackmail is making a comeback? Submit to our demands, or else… One of our former clients had a dissatisfied customer launch an entire campaign to destroy their reputation. This included a website, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and online forums and reviews. They actively carried it on for months. The client wanted […]
What to do
Changing what people do is more likely to be shallow and short lived. It may work if someone truly commits to building a new habit and sees their efforts rewarded. But when you only teach someone what to do, they will not be well equipped to adapt. To succeed in both structured and unstructured situations, […]
Depth vs Reach
At the risk of being repetitive, I think it’s worth deciding which direction to take when choosing between depth and reach, which have an inverse relationship. Part of the attention paradox is that reach is often traded for depth. It’s easier to develop a following with prank videos, motivational quotes, and through controversy. The surface level […]
