The email was a pleasant surprise. “Did I want to be a guest when Karl Rove comes to speak in Cleveland?” Karl Rove is either the sainted architect of Bush W’s administration or he is the patron devil of W’s...
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All presidential primary seasons are painful. This season is just more painful. Dubbed the longest interview process, it does bear some resemblance to the interview process we all go through either for a job or a client. As a candidate...
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The world has changed greatly in the past 10 years, 100 years, and in the past 1000 years But one thing that has not changed is the concept of the “emperor’s new clothes”. The whole premise of the Hans Christian...
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Most people want the corner office, what used to be the country club membership, and the expense account. But are we willing to pay the price? Recently I had the opportunity to be a guest on a morning talk/news show....
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We know in the world of communication the visual beats verbal’s butt. Which means that the audience pays much more attention to what the speaker looks like than they do the words. In the case of a president, the audience...
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Recently a client called me and was upset with his CEO. He read the handwriting on the wall. He just wasn’t sure what the handwriting was saying. Should the client stay? Should the client look at the myriad of other...
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