Stiff as a Board – the visionary’s ultimate challenge

Once upon a time, this past Monday, there was a board meeting at a non-profit organization where one of my closest friends is in charge. He’s not the Executive Director, but he runs the place. He has a better vision of the future than the newly appointed ED. The board was assembled in person and […]

Great Leaders Make Great Brands

You know how they say that dogs sometimes look like their owners? Same thing is true about branding. Branding starts at the top, and the best thing a new CEO can bring to the branding table is a strong personality. One that is easily read and understood so that those underneath him can assume the […]

Vision is Easy – Close your Eyes

If you’re a CEO and you wake up one morning and don’t recognize your own company, it’s time to rebrand. The first thing you’ll need is a vision of what you want to company to look like and how you want it to be different. The hard part is actually coming up with that vision. […]

Strategy Needs to be Simple. Like war.

As @burningbushman, working in the average everyday media world, I can’t help but notice that so many companies appear to complicate things beyond necessity. What I am finding that I am very good at is getting to the heart of the matter and then making it beat. While we’re on the subject, think about your […]