Whose Idea Is It?

In reading Malcolm Gladwell’s “What The Dog Saw”, and watching his interview on WNYC talking about how someone lifted part of piece he wrote in the New Yorker as part of a larger Broadway play, I’ve been rethinking my approach to idea...

The Difference Between Listening and Hearing

I have been a big fan of Malcolm Gladwell’s work ever since reading The Tipping Point several years ago. About a week ago, I bought and started reading “What the Dog Saw and other adventures”, a book that’s largely a collection of his work in...

Blogging for Business

Today I’m giving a presentation at Associates Graphic Services, AGS, in Wilmington, DE.  They have a great program called AGS University, where they provide classes for local businesses to help them learn about how to get the most from their marketing dollars. ...

Digital Birthdays

Social media means I have many friends in many different places than every before.  This makes it a bit trickier to find the appropriate Birthday greeting and celebration for your friends.  If we lived in the ame town, we could easily get together for lunch or for an...

Change

Change scares people.  Anything new and unknown makes us a little nervous- maybe a little excited, but also a bit unsure.  But change is part of the nature of life- every day, you have a choice to move forward or remain the same.  You can keep on doing what...

The Living Library

Chris Penn had an interesting post this evening about not being able to solve problems you don’t know exist; how to find solutions if they are beyond your perspective in life- you literally can’t see that a solution or dream encompasses those...