You know how it is. You’re standing in line right behind a controversial person and your picture is taken. And far from getting congratulatory phone calls, your own mother calls to find out why you’re hanging out with the low life. What’s a person to do? Which leads me to today’s Question: What should be [...]
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When Standing in Line with Brittney Spears Leads To Reputation Failure
Posted on Aug 17 , 2007 in Communication & PR & Reputation & Spin This! & Strategy
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Old Fogy Spins New Ideas on Leadership
Posted on May 08 , 2007 in Communication & Persuasion & Spin This! & Thoughts
What can an 82-year-old man tell us about leadership? Plenty, when this is the man who refined the Ford Mustang and invented the Chrysler Minivan. And Lee Iacocca is concerned. “My friends tell me to calm down. They say, ?¢‚Ǩ?ìLee, you?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢re eighty-two years old. Leave the rage to the young people.?¢‚Ǩ¬ù I?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢d love to?¢‚Ǩ‚Äùas soon [...]
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Give It Away! Wait, Where’s My Cut?
Posted on May 03 , 2007 in Communication & Spin This! & Sundry & Thoughts
The notion that everything should be handed out for free, with no strings, usually falls apart when the person toiling away for free realizes they should be getting something for their efforts. Capitalism? Sure. Smart Noggin’ Usage? Clearly. At some point after toiling away for free, building up his social community and praising the man, [...]