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Boiling The Ocean: Some Thoughts on Obama's First...

It’s been a big political week, and I’ve certainly had politics on the brain myself. As I’ve been reflecting on our current political situation, it strikes me that President Obama is making a classic first-time CEO mistake. Very simply put: he’s trying to do too much. He lacks focus, prioritization and discipline — the key elements of successful execution and the...

Jan 31st

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Jan 31st

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Changing Consumer Behavior & The iPad

It’s been drilled into my brain for all the years I’ve been working with consumer businesses that changing consumer behavior is the hardest thing to do. The story goes: consumer habits are very tough to change and to even have a shot of pulling it off, it’s going to be incredibly expensive. For this reason, most products and services end up being evolutionary rather than...

Jan 30th

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Jan 30th

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Eels, Can’t Help Falling in Love (Elvis...

Jan 29th

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Jan 27th

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Actions Speak Louder Than Words

I’ve historically liked to think about journalism in two broad categories — I tend to use the handles “creative” and “service” for the two types. These are not necessarily the appropriate technical terms, but I believe they help frame the relevant issues and discussion. Creative journalism as I refer to it includes the world of opinion/editorial, breaking news...

Jan 26th

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