I’ll cut right to the chase … if you’re a leader of any kind, you need to start reading The Riverstone Group’s blog. It is my favorite leadership blog, and has been for the past year. The Riverstone Group is a Nashville-based consulting agency led by John Kramp and David Atchison. When I first ventured […]
4 Lessons On Damage Control from the Michael Hyatt & NSA Controversy
Public relations mistakes are bound to happen for any person or organization. The difference today is that social media can blow things up to an epic proportion in the blink of an eye. The end result of that is that a narrative is formed … quickly. The longer an organization takes to respond, the more […]
Michael Hyatt “Owns” Platform … And 4 More Reasons The NSA Blew It On Rebranding
The National Speakers Association, or NSA (not that NSA) recently announced a rebrand of their organization, dubbing it “Platform.” The problem? It looks eerily similar to another brand called “Platform” … that of speaker and author Michael Hyatt. (Seriously, did they have to use red?) From a marketing and branding standpoint, here are five reasons […]
Iris Scares Off Swindlers … And What Else We Did To Finish Our Paris Vacation
We’ve made many great memories in Paris …. an added bonus was spending my birthday here. Despite the great sites and food, I will forever remember this vacation as the one where I saw my wife unleash her brand of justice on the world … Iris scares off swindlers in Montmarte. Montmarte is a region on […]
Climbing the Eiffel Tower … And Other Things We’ve Done In Paris (So Far)
Every year, Iris and I try to go somewhere “memorable” for vacation. It usually boils down to “seeing the world” in one way or another, and this year we got to go to Paris! This is my first time here (I never took that 8th grade trip here with my French class) and Iris’ first […]