Are you a tyrannical leader without even realising?
Most business leaders are tyrants. Even the most kind. Even the most friendly. Even the most fair. Even the most democratic. Even, I dare say,
Most business leaders are tyrants. Even the most kind. Even the most friendly. Even the most fair. Even the most democratic. Even, I dare say,
An exciting change of pace this week, where I’ll give you a break from the essays and point you instead to my recent appearance on
I’m going to level with you. It’s about how I work. And I’ll admit up front, it makes me look kinda lazy and unprofessional. But
Let me let you in on a secret. It’s not something they’ll teach you in business school. Or in strategy books. Or on branding courses.
You know who gives terrible advice? Really successful people. Billionaires, celebrities, top ranking athletes. You know, the very people whose advice we most seek. The
If there’s one part of my job that really sucks, it’s this: Nobody is shopping for what I’m selling. There are companies out there thinking
Before getting into this week’s essay, I just to alert you to a new undertaking of mine: Concept testing on Linkedin. From now on I’m
It’s not every day that I come across a new idea in this field which stops me in my tracks, but I heard something recently
As long time readers will know, my views on business begin and end with one simple belief: Business is the practice of delivering value to
The other day I stumbled across this Kevin Kelly quote which really sums up something I’ve learned in the past couple of years: “To make
As some of my geekier readers may have noticed, I very rarely talk about “goals” in this newsletter. Indeed I very rarely talk about goals
People often ask me, given my job, whether I ever have any ideas for a new brand myself. It’s a fair question. After all, I’ve
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