Now Go Innovate - Corporate Innovation Cartoon Go Innovate! Far too often, we tell people all the things they shouldn't do in the workplace. 1. Don't rock the boat 2. Don't make mistakes 3. Don't forget we need 20% return 4. Don't try new things 5. [...]
Humor and Branded Content - How to Show Audiences You "Get it" Humor and Branded Content This month I published a piece on humor and branded content and native advertising in the latest updates for the Native Advertising Institute. It's getting harder to get and keep [...]
How do you know you are reading and listening to too much growth hacking content? Well, when you start talking like this!
I created this chart just before Equal Pay Day... Just in case...if you know people that are confused, you can use this Flowchart for reference to help answer the question of paying women speakers equally. Hint: it shouldn't be a question or issue. Paying Women Speakers Equally Do [...]
How to Speak Like a Blockchain Boss I am no blockchain expert; yet I have friends who are and they can show you how to speak like a blockchain boss. Today, I got to chat with my friends @Kerrygorgone and @Chrisbrogan (a real expert) about blockchain on the Business [...]
A Coloring Page for Tech Dudes That Support Women International Womens Day For international womens day (IWD) 2018, I created the official "International Womens Day Tech Parody" Coloring Page. Or image, really. Still...Woot Woot! Now, tech bros that support women can get on the coloring. Color [...]
My Strategic Humor Principles for Success I wrote this post on strategic humor principles over a dozen years ago! And even in that amount of time, I've evolved and I've put all of these to the test. In pretty much every capacity. Source: pexels.com I help [...]
Lady Doritos and a Missed Marketing Opportunity Oh Doritos! How I love thee. I do. And I don't mind saying that to the world. I ate so many - Cool Ranch, please! - when I was pregnant. I should have bought stock in the company! Yet, they missed [...]
Anger is Story and Innovative Fuel: Why Conflict Powers Incredible Storytelling I spoke to a group of entrepreneurs recently about storytelling and conflict. Being an entrepreneur is hard - just like being an executive in a big company: both can be isolating. Many of these entrepreneurs expressed frustration, [...]
The Language of Inclusion and The SOTU Response "I, me, mine...." Oh, brother. Queue eyeroll.... Remember the seagulls in "Finding Nemo?" Mine, mine, mine!" That scene still makes me laugh. It's not so funny when we use these things in our #marketing, #communication and our talks. [...]
