The Connectivity Conundrum
Now that all the college kids in my neighborhood are back at school after the year-end holidays and January terms, I’ve been thinking about parent-child connectivity. (My children are still small, but in our always-on world, I know I’ll have to address this sooner than I might think.) I heard a story not too long [...]
Predictions for Thriving in the Near Future
[Originally posted on the Huffington Post.] This is the final post in a series of 14 expanding on Salzman’s forecasts for 2013 in her annual trends report, a program of global communications group Havas Worldwide. This year’s book, What’s Next? What to Expect in 2013, was published on 12/12/12 and is available at 120MBooks.com. Salzman [...]
Sound of the Year for 2013: Co
[Originally posted on the Huffington Post.] This is the first in a series of 14 posts expanding on Salzman’s forecasts for 2013 in her annual trends report, a program of global communications group Havas Worldwide. This year’s book, What’s Next? What to Expect in 2013, will be published on 12/12/12 and available at 120MBooks.com. Salzman [...]
Be Present, Be Visible and Connect
This is the second in a series of 10 posts about different aspects of CEO branding. People remember moments of great leadership. They treasure them, retell them and burnish them in the retelling. The best become legendary symbols loaded with meaning—reputational gold. John F. Kennedy in blockaded Berlin delivering his 1963 “Berliner” speech, Martin Luther [...]
Have a Heart
This is the first in a series of 10 posts about different aspects of CEO branding. “If Acme Widgets Corporation were a person, what sort of person would it be? How would you describe the looks, the personality and the style of that person?” Anyone who has attended consumer focus groups has probably heard variations [...]
Hold the Phone
[Originally posted on Stamford magazine's website.] Last Saturday morning, you could say I had a bit of a wake-up call. We sat eating Nova on Fairway bagels with a few weekend guests, our banter made a bit fuzzier by the previous night’s homemade sangria, courtesy of my sister, and icy margaritas from Jim’s son, courtesy [...]
Here and Now
While anyone would argue that Generation Y’s potential is immeasurable, the reality is that the expectation of immediate results is something unique to my peers. Gratification now comes so easily with social media, smartphones and numerous other ways to access the Internet at virtually any time and place. (Ha. Virtually. Get it?). This “now” way [...]
Social Network Overload
Originally posted on Fuel the Future. Let’s face it: We are living in an over-networked world, with very few boundaries between life, love and work. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what all this connection means to our already overly scheduled lives and what the payoff is from having thousands of Facebook friends or [...]
