Why a different type of EIR could be your firm’s new secret weapon In 1989, the Hollywood talent agency CAA moved into its new $25m offices designed by star architect I.M Pei. In a little over a decade the company had grown from a $21,000 bank loan and no employees…
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Group Dynamics: Sitting in Circle
If you’ve spent any time in coaching, meditation, education, mediation, or consulting you may have heard the phrase or performed the activity of sitting in circle. At its simplest, a group comes together to share ideas and experiences on a particular topic. And they do so sitting in a circle….
The important thing before on-boarding
It’s not just about what happens once they’re on board and the vessel is setting sail. It’s not just about the on-boarding rituals that occur once they’ve arrived at the place of departure and they’re beginning to assimilate into the culture of how we do things here. It’s also about…
Learnings from the other side of an accelerator program
In the Spring of 2018, I was approached about collaborating on a new project being presented by New York City’s Department of Small Business Services and the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment. The project came about from the City looking to further their support to creative businesses. Media &…
Great (Un)Expectations
Below is a very lightly edited version of a brief introduction I gave at the final presentation day for the second cohort of the AMP NYC media & entertainment accelerator program in New York. I’d had a busy few days and showed up at the venue with nothing prepared at…
Lucky Number 7 – and a 40-degree day
Many of us are captivated by the number seven. It’s supposedly lucky (more on the reasons behind this were discussed on this NPR episode) But what happens when we ditch it? Look at a survey with respondents asked to rate a product or service on a scale of 1-10. When…
KPIs: The slide snap
Here are couple of simple KPIs for all the teachers, facilitators, and keynote speakers out there. 1. How many times audience members take photos of what’s up on the screen. 2. The slide that get the most snaps. These sound like strong metrics. Or are they? Do they in fact…
Are you running a meetup or a workshop?
The corridor of uncertainty, and not getting what you came for. A few weeks ago I ran a pilot of a new event. This event came about because of a blog post. I’m not sure how often blog posts are the catalysts for events, but that’s what happened here. I…
Back to business school: the new case study
Almost every form of school and education is getting questioned, queried, unbundled, and rethought. The same is happening in business – people are starting to as what is it for; what does purpose really mean; what’s sustainable; what’s right; what are the 2nd and 3rd order effects of what this…
Bonus Content
TV shows, self-help gurus, car salespeople, and yoga certification courses all offer bonus content of one kind or other. Behind the scenes footage. 5 steps to greatness in a handy PDF. Tinted windows. Advanced yoga poses DVD. When it comes to experiences, especially those where we are enrolled to learn…