Have you experienced this? A critical client e-mail was en route and smartphones weren’t available to me. “You’re welcome to use our courtesy computer,” replied the cheerful attendant. Relieved, I sat down and booted up the available PC. First warning flag: no anti-virus software. Second warning...Read More
The third decade of the century is here, together with a myriad of challenges that center on truth and trust. In this third decade, the ultimate success of public relations and marketing professionals often hinges on achieving two difficult tasks: presenting an actionable reason to believe and validating...Read More
The young teen was positioning a fishing pot for his father, swimming on a beautiful California morning some 200 yards from the Encinitas beach. Suddenly, without warning, a 2,400 pound nightmare slammed into the 13-year-old, nearly engulfing his chest in its huge powerful teeth-lined mouth. (All photos:...Read More
What’s the future of healthcare, particularly in rural areas? “What we see is that every hospital, every clinic, every vertical healthcare practice actually represents a technology company,” said MEK’s managing principal Michael Snyder. “You will see those emerging innovative solutions...Read More
The magnitude of Boeing’s global crisis was so widespread that it even rattled the Dow Jones Industrial Average. In the wake of rising anxiety over the deadly crashes of two Boeing 737 Max aircraft and an initial stoic Boeing response, falling Boeing shares brought down the influential 30-stock index...Read More
Profitability shifts. Tightening margins. Workforce issues. Scaling challenges. All these and more drive companies and organizations to consider significant changes – sometimes complete transformation – of processes and operations. A serious fact? Many of these change initiatives and transformation...Read More
Growth initiatives, scaling efforts and business transformation — all developed with the best of intent — sometimes they’re successful and sometimes they crash and burn, taking companies and organizations down with them. From Winston Churchill to Heraclitus of Ephesus to Elon Musk,...Read More
Let’s consider some qualities of leadership. It’s said that unless you’re a taco, you can’t make everybody happy. It’s said dogs don’t bark at parked cars. And it’s said that reality distortion fields might actually be a good thing. iStock What’s the point? These all relate to...Read More
