by Gil Friend | Jul 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
It’s been hard to write or think about much else this week besides America’s profound racial divide and political dysfunction. Whatever your perspective on the George Zimmerman / Trayvon Martin case, it’s clear that the racial fault lines in this...
by Gil Friend | Jun 28, 2013 | Uncategorized
A tweet from the perspicacious Jerry Michalski about “that troubling word, consumer” got me digging through my blog archives. I was looking for a piece (which I didn’t find), that noted at least two problems with that troubling word consumption is a...
by Gil Friend | Jun 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
A few weeks ago I wrote about the challenge of preparing your company for a future you can’t possibly predict, and navigating it successfully. I’ll explore that challenge further this week, and over the coming weeks. For starters, be sure you understand...
by Gil Friend | Jun 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
A few weeks ago I wrote about the challenge of preparing your company for a future you can’t possibly predict, and navigating it successfully. I’ll return to that theme next week. But first… I spent last week at the Sustainable Brands conference....
by Gil Friend | May 28, 2013 | Uncategorized
As the ever insightful Seth Godin wrote recently: “The one who can see—see what’s coming and see what matters—is the one you want piloting your boat.” Foresight. At the risk of sounding immodest, I’m told it’s one of the core skills I...