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Five Ways Brick-and-Mortar Franchises Can Successfully Compete Against Online Merchants

By Evan Hackel A franchise owner said to me recently, “I feel like a heavyweight prizefighter in a ring who is competing against a swarm...

The Industry Is Saturated With Visibility.It Is Starving for Identity.

Being seen creates attention. Being understood creates meaning. Identity is what makes either one worth remembering. We have never had more ways to be seen. More...

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The Most Dangerous Thing About AI Isn't Being Wrong. It's Sounding Right.

AI is changing how entrepreneurs make decisions. But are we moving faster than we're thinking?

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When I was CMO at Kodak, we spent somewhere between $60 and $90 million a year on research. Surveys. Focus groups. Panels. Every tool the...

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Stop Being the System: Delegation as a Leadership Strategy

Many leaders claim they want a scalable business while continuing to operate as its central nervous system. Every decision, customer issue, calendar change, administrative...

What Makes a Child Stop Talking to a Parent?

Why does an adult child sometimes reach a point where they no longer want to talk to their parent?It’s a painful question, and there...

Continuous Cybersecurity Is an Operating Discipline

Many companies still manage cybersecurity as if risk operates on an annual schedule. Policies are reviewed before the audit. Evidence is gathered when someone...

Are Your Assumptions Keeping You Stuck?

For more than a year, I postponed filing two piles of office papers because I thought I needed to clean out the cabinets first....

Being a Conscious Parent Doesn’t Mean Saying Yes to Everything

One of the biggest misunderstandings about conscious parenting is that if we listen to our children, respect their feelings, and avoid punishment, we must...

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