10 Good Words To Adopt for 2005
Are there signs of greater turnover in your customer base, or more competitors in your industry than ever before? Is your top line getting hammered at the same time that…
Daily Inspiration · Innovation
Get some frogs!
The new Web site about my book is up; check out: http://www.frogsintexas.com The design was done by Bill and Franke James of the James Gang; Franke did the cover art for…
From the Archives
Manure and you!
"Believe it or not, manure can teach us a great deal about the future of business." That's what I learned about the future from manure, and it's covered this week in my…
Agriculture & Food · Media & Press
Thinking ketchup!
"When Heinz came out with its "upside down," ketchup bottle, Jim Carroll was amazed by the response. Not by the innovative product's effect on sales, but in the peculiar…
From the Archives
Relaunched web site - weblog in progress!
We've had a new Website going up this week, and the Weblog is one of the more challenging parts. It's getting there, but in the meantime, pardon the construction!
From the Archives
Does your organization use these innovation killers?
The Globe & Mail published my article on "innovation killers" today -- " ...in a world of rapid and constant change, many people still manage to think that they can get…
Innovation · Innovation Killers
"What I Learned From Frogs in Texas" going to print today; online purchase now available
We're sending our final files to the printer in about a 1/2 hour, along with the cover. The book will be available for deliver by the end of next week. You can now buy…
Strategy
In honor of my Dad on Remembrance Day
Here's a TV clip about a program my dad -- a WWII veteran -- was involved in just prior to his death 6 years ago. We should always remember the sacrifices they made…
From the Archives
It seemed important at the time....
My good old Jeep passes a milestone, and I catch every step!
From the Archives
A final manuscript!
I just got back from the gym ... and Christa (my wife, co-worker and editor-extraordinaire!) had placed on my desk, for the first time, a close-to-final-full manuscript…
From the Archives