The Introvert’s Struggle (Smoke Break Anyone?)

By the time this goes out, I’m on my way to an airport after being “on” for 2+ days in a row for meetings, more meetings, some social gatherings, and an assortment of follow-up meetings.  As an introvert, I’m exhausted.  So I’m (pre)putting this Rory Sutherland quote here to imagine what it was like in … Continue reading The Introvert’s Struggle (Smoke Break Anyone?)

Behavioral Problems Need Behavioral Solutions

The finance industry has gone from intuitively exploiting behavioral biases, to endlessly labeling them, to discussing how to “correct” them, to (finally) start talking about how to work productively with people who are inherently… people. Messy, regular, (sometimes self-aware) people.   Richard Thaler, long a lighthouse on these BeFi seas, said it beautifully in his book … Continue reading Behavioral Problems Need Behavioral Solutions

KRS-One On Why Generations Need To Talk

I consider myself incredibly fortunate that I get to talk to 80-year-olds and 8-year-olds regularly.  It’s a mix of work and family and friends to get there, but as an officially middle-aged person - I love being able to draw smarts from BOTH directions.  I’d go on, but KRS-One already said it better. Read this, … Continue reading KRS-One On Why Generations Need To Talk

Podcast Of The Week: Luxurious LVMH

Every now and then I check the Acquired podcast feed, get intimidated by the length of the episodes (should I just read a book/the book/several books on my own?), and too often lately I move on.  HOWEVER. Every time I stop and listen to one I think, “I really should listen to more of these.”  … Continue reading Podcast Of The Week: Luxurious LVMH

Berry Gordy – Invest In Your People

Before there was Motown Records, there was Pop and Bertha Berry. This is a story about investing in your people.  The entrepreneurial couple had grocery stores, contracting businesses, and an insurance agency on their list of accomplishments. None of them became Fortune 500 companies, but the companies were theirs. The ethos came from Booker T. … Continue reading Berry Gordy – Invest In Your People

When Headlines/Subject-Lines Don’t Feel True

A quote from Harry Dry (before you write your next headline/email subject line/etc.) “Good copy is falsifiable.”  A clear message tells the reader “this is provable, if you want to prove it for yourself.”  A marketing example (which Dry uses) - let’s say you’re selling an energy drink. Ask yourself which of these feels true: … Continue reading When Headlines/Subject-Lines Don’t Feel True