Sep 19, 2023 | Tuesday Morning Commentary
Today is my birthday. I am 62 years old. Since the age of 12, I have lived with family, with roommates, by myself, and with my wife, and with my wife and daughter. I have had 22 different mailing addresses in those 50 years. I have lived in 14 municipalities (some of...
Sep 12, 2023 | Tuesday Morning Commentary
Wow! If only we could harness the energy we expend on anger. I see people get angry, I mean really angry sometimes when they lose an account, a proposal gets rejected, they lose their job, or an activation goes south. Often there is blaming. It seems it is always...
Sep 5, 2023 | Tuesday Morning Commentary
Do you enjoy reading the TMC? I hope so because I like writing it. As of today, I have published a TMC once a week continuously for 14 years. That is 728 articles. Prior to the official launch of a weekly email blast/blog in 2009 called the Tuesday Morning Commentary...
Aug 29, 2023 | Tuesday Morning Commentary
Leadership is tough. It’s not for the faint of heart. One of the toughest things about being a leader is getting others to speak up. This is not always about you—it’s about the position you hold. Often people choose not to speak up or contribute due to the power of...
Aug 22, 2023 | Tuesday Morning Commentary
I often see properties and sponsors at odds. Each wants to stand their own ground. Each wants to win or be perceived to be winning. Each wants to be “in control.” This can also occur within your organization or even in your personal life with your spouse/partner or...
Aug 15, 2023 | Tuesday Morning Commentary
I was at a lunch the other day and we got into a conversation about marketing—what works and what does not. One industry executive noted the old adage, “Only 50% of marketing works. The trick is figuring out which 50%!” The real focus of our discussion was on visual...