Have you been watching the retail world lately? Specialty retailer The Gap, Inc. has made interesting headlines. Last week, in an effort to update the brand, a new logo was unveiled. However the negative public response shocked the company. The new logo was selected via the crowd sourcing technique – where tasks, traditionally performed byContinue reading “Three Lessons from The Gap’s Logo Change”
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Three Communication Lessons from the Gridiron
Shocking endings. They can happen anywhere…movies, relationships, and the workplace. For one SEC football team, sadly, they experienced it on the ball field: it was a shocking loss after a misunderstood win. How did it happen? Click here for the full story. Here’s the recap: Tennessee was madly celebrating an apparent 14-10 upset of 12th-rankedContinue reading “Three Communication Lessons from the Gridiron”
Could your workplace be a great movie?
Everyone has a favorite movie. For some, it’s the action and adventure of a great chase. For others, it’s the eternal love story and happy ending of a great romance. For me, it’s Steven Spielberg’s 1981 hit, Raiders of the Lost Ark. It’s the kind of movie that has all the aspects that make aContinue reading “Could your workplace be a great movie?”
My workplace feels like Groundhog Day…
What movie title best describes your workplace? We could go many different directions with this question…horror, drama, comedy, suspense. But sadly, many organizations resemble a movie from the 1990’s that while very much a comedy, has some take-aways that may not be so funny. Do you remember this movie? Groundhog Day is a 1993 AmericanContinue reading “My workplace feels like Groundhog Day…”
Lessons from the Tortoise and the Hare
In the children’s classic, The Tortoise and the Hare, a hare who ridicules a slow-moving tortoise is challenged by him to a race. The hare soon leaves the tortoise behind and, confident of winning, decides to take a nap midway through the course. When he awakes, however, he finds that his competitor, crawling slowly butContinue reading “Lessons from the Tortoise and the Hare”