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Valuable ideas begin at the edges of an organization. Capture them. The phrase "thought leadership" makes more than a few of us cringe. But beneath…
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The Onion In 1998 I successfully pitched The Onion to join its roster of contributing writers, selling them headlines. This was when it was still…
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.…
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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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…
LinkedIn: Great customer stories are important, but well-packaged ones win the day. In a complex marketplace, staying ahead on product alone gets harder every year.…
SPECIAL TO THE AMERICAN-STATESMAN (June, 2003) Moneyball by Michael Lewis Here's the dilemma: You are a Major League Baseball team's general manager, and you have…
November 4, 2021 It's November, I'm writing daily, and “sentimentalizing childhood memories” is what I've been up to in these pages so far. So, let's…
INTRAPRENEURISM — WHAT’S NOT TO LOVE? 2013 Large players hope to reap reward from entrepreneurs – and vice versa © 2024 Stuart Wade Funding. Flexibility.…
Us Lucky Sevens. On Paul "Pableaux" Johnson • Austin, April 12, 2025 Good afternoon. A reading from Paul: “Brick House” by The Commodores ought to…
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…
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…
NEWSWEEK INTERNATIONAL Why does a watchmaker spend weeks manipulating strands of gold mesh into a single watch chain, when the process could be done simply and…
Southwest Spirit Magazine | January, 2012 By analyzing data cultivated from location-based apps, companies will soon be able to know what you're going to do…
What Bicentennial mania was really like New City, 1996 • Republished 7/1/2026 One score and fifteen minutes ago, our good friends in Marketing whipped up…
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