Essays on creative leadership,
culture, and the human side of work.
Published weekly, with an original illustration. Two series: Becoming and Advisory Notes.
What really is the right thing to do? When tents fill the streets, And food banks empty Did our votes decide the thing, Or are we still riding the despair? Is it the virus that got us here? Or did the virus show us where we are? From loser to cult leader? From president for…
We’ll need a new model if we want to come out of this alive. MI5 Boss Says Russian and Chinese Threats to UK Growing in Severity The Guardian headline was the last of the news before I lost my connection. First the power had gone out, then both cellular and Wi-Fi went down “Maybe a…
I work as a consultant to creatives. Most of my clients provide creative services to corporate clients as small firms or as individuals. Some work in house. Others are employed by agencies owned by the giant ad/design holding companies. Last week one of my clients asked me what kinds of issues people ask me for…
The most vivid dreams include my dogs. I dream of my last dog and all the sweet doggies that preceded him. These dreams are always brought on by stress. The doggies must be a part of my psyche that wants to comfort me. The dream In the dream I was searching for the place where…
Marketers, designers, PR pros, and ad people: As communicators, what should we do with our world in turmoil? Make an ad? Launch a campaign, design a logo, create a brand, influence the influential? On the brink? The pandemic continues to infect and kill. Awareness of the effects of a militarized police force is on the…
A hoodie, a mask and a cardboard sign. A tired look that goes with spending the day begging. “Will work for food” is the way it is in Seattle these days. My parents came of age in the ’30s. The Great Depression was their world. They came to Seattle in the late ’30s and rented…
Back to work the bosses proclaim. Our economy suffers under the impact of the virus. Far too many are forced to work in spite of the danger. All in the interest of making money for people who are already rich. It’s sad, it’s sickening to the soul and the body. What do you think?