What do your creative people really want? It’s not what most leaders think!
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What Do Your Creative People REALLY Want?
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This One Thing Will Make Change Easier
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I just had a client for an upcoming keynote speech tell me, “We’re going through a lot of change right now.”
YOU: “Oh my God, he’s talking about my organization! We’re going through a lot of change right now!”
Okay, before you get too excited [YOU: “Too late!”], you should know that I hear this from nearly every client. I conducted an informal survey (translation: I was still in my pajamas when I made the calls) of some of my fellow motivational ...
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2014
Why You Need More Women On Your Team
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Here is today’s message to all you business leaders out there:
Don’t be like me.
YOU: “But Bill, you’re my hero! I’ve modeled my entire career–my entire life–around you!”
Yes, and in most cases you’d be correct to do so. But not in this one particular aspect. Let me explain.
For 15 years, I was the Executive Producer of a sketch comedy TV ...
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Innovation Killer: Attack of the Clones
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You want to know who’s really bad at coming up with innovative ideas? Clones. Also goldfish, but for now let’s stick to clones. Why are clones so bad at coming up with innovative ideas? Because they all think alike! They can’t help it—they’re clones!
It stands to reason then, that if you’re looking for an innovative ...
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2014
Failure Is Not an Option…It’s a Necessity!
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I’m currently reading a fascinating new book by Megan McArdle called The Up Side of Down: Why Failing Well Is the Key to Success. In it, she argues that failure is vital to success, partially because it’s only through making ...
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2014
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2014
Ready or Not, It’s Jimmy Fallon!
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Tonight, Jimmy Fallon premieres as host of The Tonight Show–even if everything’s not perfect. Your business is no different, and in this clip I’ll tell you why.
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2014
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2014
What Can You Learn from “Shark Tank”?
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Have you ever watched the TV show Shark Tank? Or, if TV’s not your thing, maybe you’ve read the spin-off book: Shark Tank Jump Start Your Business: How to Launch and Grow a Business from Concept to Cash
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Basically, it’s a show where ...
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2014
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2014
I’m sure you’ve heard some version of this. You’ve read it in a dozen books, you’ve heard it in a dozen motivational speeches. (And, by the way, if that last part is true, congratulations on surviving a dozen motivational speeches.)
“If you keep doing what you’ve always been doing, you’ll keep getting what you’ve always gotten.”
I’d like to respectfully disagree. Actually, I’d like to vehemently ...
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2014
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2014
Embrace the Messy Part!
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Messy is good.
A recent article in The Wall Street Journal talks about leadership and creativity (one of my favorite topics, and the focus of my keynote program The Emmy Effect: How to Develop and Lead Award Winning Talent and Teams). In the article, author Justin Brady says:
[quote]Most leaders talk about creativity (or its cousin, innovation) without understanding what it is and how it happens. The process of real creativity is messy, chaotic, sometimes even disgusting, and ... Continue Reading →
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2013
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JUN
2013
I’m a geek.
How much of a geek? I am a card-carrying member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians (IBM). Need I say more? IBM has a monthly magazine called The Linking Ring, and there’s a regular column that reviews magic tricks, books, and apparatus. In the most recent issue there is a product review that ends with this sentence:
[quote style=”boxed”]So if you are looking for a fake egg that compresses into a relatively small space and pops back into its ... Continue Reading →
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