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Beyond Distinction: Why Standing Out Is No Longer Enough (And What to Do About It)

As you likely know, I’ve championed a singular, essential idea for many years: in a hyper-competitive, overcrowded marketplace, distinction isn’t optional—it’s vital. If your organization fails to stand out, you risk becoming invisible. And if you're...

Why “Good Enough” is Costing You Profits

In today's business landscape, a silent threat lurks in the shadows, methodically eroding profits and market share. This adversary isn't a new technology or nimble startup – it's the mindset of complacency that has infiltrated countless organizations. While corporate...

Market Turbulence: Why Traditional Change Management No Longer Cuts It

For many years, both business leaders as well as authors and speakers (like me) have talked at length about "managing change." The title of my first business speech many years ago was “Dragonslayers” on overcoming the overwhelming monster of change on our voyage to...
Why Customers Choose You

Why Customers Choose You

One common theme I've observed among successful organizations—from those directed by young entrepreneurs to major corporations to highly distinctive educational institutions—is their ability to differentiate themselves from their competitors. From Apple to High Point...

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For your success as a professional speaker…

For your success as a professional speaker…

This post is a bit unusual for me. This is directed solely to my fellow #professionalspeakers and to those who desire to speak professionally. It’s time for me to respectfully, but strongly, dispute some advice that is being shared by some that, if taken on its face,...

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The Power of Individual Actions: in CX and Life Changes

The Power of Individual Actions: in CX and Life Changes

Two topics that have been on my mind recently: the impact of individual actions on customer experiences the importance of adapting to life's changes While these subjects may seem unrelated at first glance, I believe they both highlight the crucial role that people...

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Our Horrible Hampton Inn Stay Wasn’t the Employee’s Fault

Our Horrible Hampton Inn Stay Wasn’t the Employee’s Fault

Tammy and I were each driving our cars cross-country this week from Las Vegas to Fort Wayne, Indiana. I was in my car, and she was driving our SUV while pulling a small U-Haul trailer. Our older dog, Lucy, was in the car with me, and our puppy, Chloe, was Tam's...

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