When Power Becomes a Hollow Shell
Journey Through the Darkness of Collapse. Four part series specifically geared to sustainability professionals, entrepreneurs, changemakers and business leaders struggling to keep positive, hopeful and focussed.
Tag Archives: not business as usual
The Rebranding of Common Sense:
How Marketing Turned Frugality into a Trend Have you noticed? The more things change, the more things stay the same. Except …. NOW they come with a catchy name and a marketing campaign. Eons ago, my husband and I had a tiny wedding. Twenty-five people. We didn’t know 200 people, our families weren’t large, and […]
The Seven-Year Beef Crisis
The month of November is always special for me because it’s the time when hunting and fishing activities typically slow down. I know this because I scheduled my wedding around the hunting excursions of family and friends. It’s always very quiet in the third week of November. Our wedding feast was very dull and reflected […]
Taking Back Control: Building Businesses for the Long Term
The Myth of Market Demands. Taking Back Control
The Market Never Knocked on My Door
“The market demands higher returns.” You’ve heard it. Maybe you’ve said it. My journey in the C-suite spanned 30 years, and not once did the market come knocking on my door. But you know who did? Private equity firms with term sheets. Activist investors with 2% stakes and PowerPoint decks. But never the stock […]
Who’s Really Making the Demands
The Myth of Market Demands. Follow the Money. Who’s Really Making the Demands?
The Morning After: Eight Truths From The Best Game Ever Played
It’s early Sunday morning. November 2nd. Coffee in hand. Still buzzing. Last night, the World Series ended in heartbreak for the Blue Jays. I’m not even a huge baseball fan, but I watched every pitch of that game. And this morning, I can’t stop thinking about what I saw. Not the stats. Not the plays. […]
Beyond Shame: Persuade Without Destroying Trust
The Shame Game: How Marketing Broke North America. The Finale and Wrap Up
Stop Fighting What You Can’t Control!
Have you ever thought about the underlying reason behind why we get mad? Why that white hot flame explodes? The ONLY reason we ever get mad is because we have lost control of the situation. And the truth is, we humans want, love, and need control. Of course we do. It’s hardwired into us. We’ve […]