Trust vs. Doublespeak
It’s not hard to imagine why people distrust the government when you can’t get a straight answer to a straight question anymore these days…
The Persistent Chase for Eyeballs
One thing that constantly strikes me is how, in reporting a news story, the media leaves out pieces of the puzzle that actually inform the…
Gone Fishing — Fourth of July Holiday
A few weeks ago, I wrote about burnout among leaders and their teams these past two years, now going on three. It’s real. Many leaders…
Data Application Areas and the Palantir Opportunity
While Palantir’s stock price plummets and this darling of the data and analytics world hits new lows, I keep wondering why we aren’t seeing…
PE and Rising Interest Rates
Our clients often ask us about “topics du jour” and their impact on their specific businesses, our industry, or both. With the pandemic, it…
The Art of Unplugging
I’ve written before about the importance of vacations, the art of unplugging, and why it’s so effective for leaders to disengage from their…
We Can’t Wait to See You!
Has it really been two years since the pandemic started? Sometimes I feel like I’m experiencing a “time rollercoaster” — one day, it seems…
She Succeeds
She Succeeds I was very pleased to be interviewed recently by the She Succeeds podcast, hosted by Meredith Vorndran. We talked about what success means in its various forms, including personal, business, health, and more. I discuss the creation of…
When History Repeats
Outsell published an analysis this past week citing Nature’s widely circulated article about Sci-Hub. It described shockingly high usage of…
Peace Over Profits
I’ve written before about economic willpower and our ability to put our money where our beliefs are. This is the only real way to help the…
Announcing the Outsell Signature Event — Date Change!
What a moving target events have been since February 2020, when the world began to shut down and then the doors clamped shut with a bang —…
Now More Than Ever
I will start this post by first saying that nothing going on in my world, or that of 99% of the leaders I’m speaking with, compares in any…
What We Can Do
Words defy description of that feeling in the pit of my stomach. It is that awful gut feeling that a crazy man is driving the world to the…
Regulatory Technophobia — Not What We Need Right Now
How dismaying to see a text from my sister this morning about the FDIC innovation chief quitting because so many of his government…
Eccentric Emails and Facebook Follies
On a day when Golf Digest decided to add me to its Butch Harmon tips email list, I also got a press release from NODOR in The Netherlands…
Zoom — The Great Equalizer
Imagine my gratification when a colleague showed me this article last weekend. Another colleague, Randy Giusto, and I have been…
COVID and the Great Resignation
It seems weird to start a year without some mention of COVID-19 in my blog, so I decided to tackle it again and share what we are seeing…
Welcome a New Outsell Partner: Think Data Group
You may be feeling a bit of a sense of déjà vu right now. Didn’t we just introduce a new partner company last week? Indeed we did — we…
Welcome Product Growth Leaders, Our Newest Partner
I want to extend a special welcome to Grant Hunter and Steve Johnson, founders of Product Growth Leaders, the latest experts to join our…
Welcome, Erik Greenberger!
It is my pleasure to welcome Erik Greenberger to the Outsell team as the company’s SVP Sales. As the title says, Erik will play a key role…
2021 Events and What They Mean for 2022
As 2021 comes to a close, we find ourselves wondering what just happened to the year. In many ways, it felt like a compressed extension of…
A Balanced Diet
I thought long and hard about writing today’s blog, but I decided I had to. You see, one of my best friends in this industry sent this link…
Ten Industry Truisms
As we make our lists and check them twice, there’s a lot I’m reflecting on this week. As we head into the season and celebrate Christmas…
Corporate Sustainability
How great it was to read this announcement in the Outsell Doorway a couple of weeks ago: Questex Launches Corporate Sustainability…
It’s Time to Live Again
It’s been frustrating to listen to some of the either/or thinking that’s crossing my desk of late — both personal and professional. I’m…
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