My takeaways from my time in London last month and the news that we’re combining forces with CCGroup: The endorphins are finally subsiding (thankfully). The word “nice” gets a bad rap. I’m here to say that being nice and having an intense drive to win can co-exist. In sifting through the hundreds of comments …more
I pride myself on staying away from hyperbole and showy adjectives. Still, there’s no getting around that today is a big day. We have acquired CCGroup, the top tech-focused consultancy in the UK. The Agency has enjoyed many milestones over the years. Winning HP’s enterprise business in year number three. Expanding to Asia and later …more
Mr. Harper, my high school English teacher, beat this mantra into brain: “show, don’t tell.” Often, business communications takes the easy way out, depending on adjectives and adverbs to try to make their point. They “tell.” It’s the storytelling that allows us to “show.” One of my favorite go-to exercises for our storytelling workshop leans …more
I can’t be the only one thinking about the incongruence of Trump’s inauguration and the celebration of Martin Luther King’s life falling on the same day. I’ll leave the breakdown of Trump’s remarks to the talking heads on cable news. Instead, MLK day serves as a prompt to dust off Dr. King’s “I Have Dream” …more
