In my trip to Ireland, I was impressed by how friendly they were, and how many creative options they have discovered for taking the Lord’s name in vain, and how much they love live music. Happy St. Patrick’s via a song with Spanish?
Podcast 47: 20 bad habits that are holding you back, part 4
Subscribe and listen on Spotify or Apple … or watch below. Mike and Mark wrap up legendary coach Marshall Goldsmith‘s 20 Bad Habits: Challenges in Interpersonal Behavior. Which one is your biggest opportunity? (Listen to the end for tips on how to change a habit!) To listen to the entire four-part series, start here on Apple, Spotify, PodBean or YouTube. …
Has Google changed everything for marketing?
I’m posting this in the hopes that I hear from my many clients and colleagues in the automotive sector. How big a deal will this be? Apple has gone to market emphasizing its protection of users’ privacy. Meanwhile, Google faces regulatory pressure and public criticism because it tracks and sells user data. Perhaps all that pressure has had an impact. …
Horn Sections Make Rock Better: The Boys and the Babies
Instead of a Pogues song in time for St. Patrick’s Day, here’s a Chicago group from my college years. The Drovers started trad-ish and got weirder as time went on. The horns toward the end of this song (re-recorded for a movie soundtrack) give hints of what’s to come. Jen from Illinois, wherever you are: Thanks for sending me (in …
Leadership qualities: How do you compare to Plato’s list?
Worldwide influence If you are willing to wrestle and grow more organized, confident and influential, consider the leadership qualities listed in Plato’s Republic. Some context: Socrates taught Plato. Plato taught Aristotle. Aristotle taught Alexander the Great. Alexander conquered most of the known world. He died young but left an impact, spreading Greek thought and culture throughout the globe–a foundation of …
Podcast: 20 bad habits that are holding you back (part 3)
From our podcast–links below: Mike and Mark share legendary coach Marshall Goldsmith‘s 20 Bad Habits: Challenges in Interpersonal Behavior. Which one is your biggest opportunity? This is the third of four parts; we discuss five of the 20 in each episode. Questions we can answer for you in future episodes? Email mike@successamplified.com and mark@hipsocket.net. Apple … Spotify … PodBean … YouTube:
Mental Health in the Workplace: Employer Influences, Employee Prayer
In a recent post, we looked at how the workplace impacts mental health. I mentioned that both employers and employees have a role in happiness at work. I want to dive deeper for both of those roles. A recent Harvard Business Review article discusses six causes of burnout: Unsustainable workload Perceived lack of control Insufficient rewards for effort Lack of …
Horn Sections Make Rock Better: Have You Seen My Baby?
The great Randy Newman is allowed to add yet another pop song about cuckolded men and unfaithful women. The fact that three uncles were Golden Age film composers–including the composer of 20th Century Fox’s fanfare!–explains how he is able to incorporate horns so effectively.
Mental Health in the Workplace: Beyond Looking Out for Bullwhips
HEEYAH! Talk about mental health in the workplace: I would get the voice mail on my work phone maybe once a week. A man would sing, at the top of his lungs, “MINIMUM WAGE! HEEYAH!,” followed by a bullwhip cracking. This went on for the better part of a year. It was, of course, a They Might Be Giants song. …
20 bad habits that are holding you back (part 2)
From our podcast–links below: Mike and Mark share legendary coach Marshall Goldsmith‘s 20 Bad Habits: Challenges in Interpersonal Behavior. Which one is your biggest opportunity? This is the second of four parts; we discuss five of the 20 in each episode. Questions we can answer for you in future episodes? Email mike@successamplified.com and mark@hipsocket.net. Apple … Spotify … PodBean … YouTube: