Customers and Baristas

May 13, 2011 in Uncategorized

If you have to have a conversation with your Barista make an appointment….

The Trouble with Twitter

April 25, 2009 in Videos

Earth Day

April 22, 2009 in Videos

Today is “Earth Day”: Turn off the lights, unplug things that are sitting idle, separate recyclables, buy locally, don’t consume needlessly and fight planned obsolescence.

Did You Know?

April 21, 2009 in Videos

Fantastic video on the progression of information technology, researched by Karl Fisch, Scott McLeod, and Jeff Brenma

Seth Godin: This is Broken, its not my job

April 21, 2009 in Brand Positing, Videos

Seth Godin is brilliant as always. Share your thoughts below

Strategic planning: Three tips for 2009

April 20, 2009 in Consulting

Found this article about Strategic planning at The McKinsey Quarterly

My Thoughts

Strategic planning is only as good as the planners and the companies ability and willingness to execute. I have recently been a part of several re-organizations and re-planning strategy projects and have witnessed first hand senior managements inability to redirect and influence corporate culture at the most basic levels. Companies need to understand that in a time of strategic implementation a line has to be drawn and management by democratic consensus is not possible or effective.

Tell me what you think