Marketing tips, Publishing tips, Writing tips Is the dog barking? One of the great honors of my life was studying under the great American author and consultant Peter Drucker, perhaps the most respected business strategist in history. He would teach…
Writing tips Reclamation work The pleasure of savoring words cannot be attained without some reclamation work. Words have to be “taken back,” brushed off, and sometimes healed. The business of reclaiming words from erosion…
Writing tips A good book is measured by the response it evokes A good book is measured by the response it evokes from the reader. It captures the heart of the reader. The goal is to help the reader understand and stay…
Marketing tips, Publishing tips, Writing tips Innovation through the strength of weak ties In the late nineties, a Stanford Business School professor named Martin Ruef decided to investigate the relationship between business innovation and diversity. Ruef was interested in the coffeehouse model of…
Writing tips The more writing practices you have, the better Ample practices of engagement I really love how prayer can happen in so many different ways. If traditional prayers with words offer no sense of connection, then maybe centering prayer…
Uncategorized Five things I would do differently if I were starting over by Mark Schaefer https://businessesgrow.com/2022/02/07/starting-over/
Marketing tips, Writing tips Combining boxes Plan a brainstorming session with at least 10 diverse people. Really shake up the diversity in every way you can. And the more people involved the better. I’ve done this…
Marketing tips, Writing tips Be sober, be watchful Those of us who preach and teach and minister to each other need to focus on words more explicitly, intentionally, and caringly as part of the practice of our trade.…
Marketing tips, Writing tips The simplest composite of my audience One of the things I do, even in editing, is google the topic I am working on and see who is saying what about it. Then I check out who…