Case studies that resonate
LinkedIn: Great customer stories are important, but well-packaged ones win the day. In a complex marketplace, it’s often a challenge to stay ahead based merely…
Gotta get a message to you
There are about a quarter of a million words in the English language. Use them wisely. Words matter. Even a single word can be important.…
Book review: Moneyball
SPECIAL TO THE AMERICAN-STATESMAN Moneyball by Michael Lewis Here's the dilemma: You are a Major League Baseball team's general manager, and you have $50 million…
Gene Johnson — True inventor of basketball’s fullcourt press
Gene Johnson of Wichita University invented the full-court press in the 1930s. This fact should be a slam dunk. I used ChatGPT to correct an…
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Us lucky sevens – Remembering Paul Johnson
Remarks on Paul "Pableaux" Johnson in Austin • April 12, 2025 Good afternoon. A reading from Paul: “Brick House” by The Commodores ought to be…
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Kid K Returns — The Cubs’ Kerry Wood
TIMEOUT CHICAGO Kid K Returns In reclaiming a beloved icon, the Cubs regain leadership and clubhouse presence at a critical time. Seated before his locker…
Entrepreneur: Corporate Incubators
INTRAPRENEURISM — WHAT’S NOT TO LOVE? 2013 Large players hope to reap reward from entrepreneurs – and vice versa © 2024 Stuart Wade Funding. Flexibility.…
Book Review: Why The Stony Face?
An engrossing look at how Rushmore came to a head By Stuart Wade SPECIAL TO THE AMERICAN-STATESMAN A recent headline in the popular newspaper-parody The…
30 years of prank letters — and what we learned
Absurd queries, corporate comms evolution “…the deadpan and gullible responses from major corporations, especially when read aloud, bring on fits of laughter.” The New York…
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The best and only advantage
Business communications constantly obsesses over the latest buzzwords and technological jargon. Here’s a novel idea. What if businesses cut through the noise, talking instead about…
This post contains zero thought leadership
The phrase 'thought leader' has become corporate jargon at its least compelling, often signaling more about someone's branding than their actual contributions. The phrase "thought…
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Technology: Future-Present Tense
SOUTHWEST SPIRIT 2011 Future-Present Tense Mobile Lifestyles Are Ready to Accelerate In his 2002 thriller “Minority Report,” Steven Spielberg envisioned a future powered by fantastically…
A journal entry for Paul
Remembering Paul "Pableaux" Johnson one year after his death A winter storm arrived this weekend, a burst of arctic air and frozen rain that shut…
National champions
Indiana completes the single greatest turnaround in college football history and caps a perfect season in CFP title game thriller over Miami Fernando Mendoza leaps.…
Indiana owns Pasadena
The Hoosiers overwhelmed Alabama 38-3 in a Rose Bowl takeover The takeover started before I could even leave town. Standing at my AUS-LAX flight gate,…
Excellent Media Experiences* Part VI: FM Radio
*Before the Internet August 5, 1986, I dumped my belongings in the apartment at Wrightwood and headed to Ranalli's on Lincoln. The pizzeria's brick outdoor…
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Nick: What went wrong
McSweeney's, 12/22/2000 “Get me—I’m givin’ out wings!” — Nick the bartender “What’s the matter with him? I never saw Nick act like that.” — George…
Believe it
The greatest turnaround in college football history continues After beating #1 Ohio State (12-1) in the Big Ten championship game, Indiana (13-0) has earned the…
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