Dickish behavior is an addiction and it takes work to compensate for it – and the bad news: there’s no Dicks Anonymous.
Dickish Behavior is Addicting
How Not To Engage Your Community
Every so often, I see someone try to rally their network in a way that makes me cringe as if I’ve been kicked in the nuts.
Out-of-Date Storytelling
Orange Julius is a tribute to a past age. This isn’t the big problem. The big problem facing Orange Julius is complacency.
The Role of Guile in Business Stories
A purple cow is still a cow, it just looks deceptively funky. Only the bravest of the brave will attempt to milk one.
Digital Excommunication
They want your attention, your interaction; apathetic silence is the polar opposite of that.
Business Storytelling by Proxy
After dealing with shady characters for too long, some of those negative characteristics start rubbing off on you. And that’s all sorts of icky. Cold showers with your clothes on kind of icky.
Talking About Creating: Defeating Commander Cockblock
My projects are like marshmallows on a stick over the fire, and I’m watching ’em burn.
Guest Post: Good Judgment Comes from Experience
It can be hard to document these life lessons without being cynical or harsh or just plain mean.
A New-Age Superhero
What does a new-age superhero look like to you?
When You Tell A Bad Story with your Business
I was there for 45 minutes after shopping for 2 minutes, and then left with nothing – and, this wasn’t the bad news. If that’s the story you’re telling about your business, whether it’s big or small, you’ll be going the way of Ultimate Electronics, CompUSA, and Linnens ‘N’ Things soon enough.