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The July 4 holiday is more than fireworks and food—it’s a reminder of bold choices, brave words, and the power of message. This timeless post explores how the Declaration of Independence blends fact and feeling to spark action—an enduring lesson for today’s communicators, brands, and leaders.

Leaders are wired to solve problems—but real, lasting change? That takes imagination, courage, action. At the latest, The Gathering, we explored the mindset shift from survival to sage, from fear to possibility. It’s not a panel or pitch—just real conversation, shared insight, and new beginnings.

It’s not easy to stay focused—not in a world that seems to be moving at a million miles per hour, not in a world in which we are bombarded with endless news cycles that feed us stories ranging from deadly snow and cold in the northeast to ISIS beheadings in the Middle East to romantic…

One of my long-time brand “heroes” let me down over the holidays. No, it wasn’t the fact that the item I ordered didn’t make it in time for Christmas, though that was the case. Nor was it the fact that this long-time ecommerce vendor failed to plan adequately for the inevitable holiday deluge of orders.…

When a pro athlete takes the field—whether it’s Aaron Rogers staring down Darrelle Revis, Giancarlo Stanton facing off against Clayton Kershaw, or Serena Williams or Venus Williams going head to head with another tennis elite—each competitor has both the ability and the expectation of achieving success given the talents and track record he or she…

The notion of “leadership” seems to come up a lot these days, whether it’s in casual conversation, business discussions, the news, or politics. It’s a word that gets thrown around a lot, which got me to thinking that it’s probably not understood all that well … which would explain a lot! Leadership is about getting…

Have you been watching the continuing dysfunction in Washington, DC? It’s hard not to. We’re peppered with “he said/she said” style reports, political gamesmanship, opinionated pundits, and so on via 24×7 news coverage and bloggers occupying practically every stop along the political spectrum. Where is the truth? It’s hard to tell anymore. Watching it all,…

While I’ve been trying hard to focus on my own little corner of the world these days and my place in it, I’m finding it hard not to cast a glance eastward to Washington DC. With the sequester front and center, depending on whom you listen to or what news you watch, and the time of day,…

I recently blogged about how people learn and/or absorb messages in different ways—some are visual, others prefer content, while still others are auditory or even tactile. This got me to thinking that leading or managing often follows similar patterns, at least in terms of how people have different styles and approaches. I began to wonder…