Categories
Corporate Social Responsibility | Business Insights | Lifestyle | Thought Leadership
Emotional Intelligence Leadership Development
Boost your EQ. Lead with empathy. Retain great talent and attract better talent. I guide leaders to develop their emotional intelligence on a personal level, before showing them how to apply that methodology externally to their team.
I interviewed ChatGPT about whether or not I can trust it
I was curious how ChatGPT would respond to me if I interviewed it about whether or not it is sentient, trustworthy, or regulated by any ethical guidelines and frameworks. I found this conversation fascinating.
Nothing is truly improvised
I’m not one to give away a magician’s secrets; however, as it relates to improv comedy (and public speaking, sales, leadership …) I’m going to do just that in this blog. Ruining the fun and magic of improv comedy is not the point. The point is to illustrate an underlying discipline that will help you in so many ways, whether to increase your life and communications skills, or your professional success.
How to Get Laid Off in the Cannabis Industry
If you’re feeling betrayed, like you’ve been loyal and passionate about the company you just got laid off from and can’t believe they’d do this to you, I encourage you to reevaluate your relationship to your job. A job is merely a trade, labor for wages.
Game Theory from RPGs Applied to Businesses Leveling Up
Geek warning: today I'm talking about how to level up your business through game theory and understanding the mechanics of Role Playing Games. RPGs show us a framework that provides a very practical way to make decisions for your startup.
An Entrepreneur in a Corporate Environment ... and Vice Versa
People think you are either an entrepreneur or a career person. While the two are different, they're not quite polar opposites of the business spectrum. I've had the unique experience of being an entrepreneur first, and also working a corporate job with a major media conglomerate.
Stop Worshiping at the Feet of the Goddess of Busy
The whole conversation of busy one-upmanship has a dynamic awfully reminiscent of “my dad can beat up your dad”. We spend the first 5 minutes of our conversations verbally masturbating to our busy-ness.
How Fear Prevents Us From Being Who We Are Supposed to Be
It all begins with an idea.
Cannabis Networking: What's Wrong and How to Fix It
Networking in the cannabis industry is fraught with self-promotion and lack of real connection. This is true of most networking, actually. I have been to a ton of these types of events in so many industries, and here I share some thoughts on how to do better across the board, from organizing these events to how to participate in them.
Stop Separating Your Sales and Marketing Departments. It's Dumb.
In this video, I discuss the problems I see in nearly EVERY company I consult with: sales and marketing are treated as 2 separate things. They meet separately, they brainstorm, congregate, hang out, and think separately. They tell different stories. I discuss some of my thoughts on how to fix this problem, and what the solution can look like when you think about it holistically.
Branding Strategy and Execution
Branding is generally thought of as a simple concept: it’s the name and logo of your business, and maybe the colors you use in your products and marketing. Those things are a part of branding for sure, but they’re really more like the bi-products of branding, like the children. There’s a process to defining it …