A little red umbrella that went a long way on a Friday afternoon
This post has nothing to do with PR or with our industry. I was just so struck by this small but enormous gesture of kindness last Friday that it really reminded me about what’s important and what's not. I was in my usual rush on Friday — this time to make... Read full post »
History in Process
I'll be honest, I'm having trouble concentrating on regular work today. Of course it's election day that's distracting me, so I decided I'd at least be useful and write a blog post about it. Not about politics, who or what I'm voting for because this isn't the place for that. I'm... Read full post »
Thoughts on Blogger Dinner With Charlene Li and Josh Bernoff
[Robin Carey from Social Media Today, Charlene Li from Forrester, and me. Thanks to Douglas Pollei for the picture.] I had the pleasure of joining Forrester analysts Josh Bernoff and Charlene Li last night for a blogger dinner in NYC. Natali Del Conte from CNET was there and interviewed me about... Read full post »
The Courage to Trust Your Intuition, and other great themes from the World Business Forum
I've been meaning to blog about what was perhaps the best leadership conference I have ever attended: HSM's World Business Forum, held here in New York October 10 and 11. First the quality of the speakers: Alan Greenspan, Jack Welch, Garry Kasparov, Michael Eisner, Herb Keller, Fred Smith and Scott McNealy... Read full post »
Six Years Ago
Like Sabrina, I love New York also. With a passion. Most of all, I love the energy. I knew right away that even that terrible day, September 11, 2001 would not suck the life out of the city. I wrote earlier today about my memories from six years ago. I asked... Read full post »
I LOVE NEW YORK
Today is quite an auspicious day here in the Big Apple, especially downtown, where our offices are located. There's nothing like walking to work, past the beautiful New York Stock Exchange, and saying hello to the cops with the machine guns strapped tight around them. Waking up to the news that... Read full post »
The Art of Schmoozing
How many times have you walked into a room and been caught off guard, felt uncomfortable, or simply been afraid to be there? Don’t lie, I know you have. I just read a fascinating article from Always On about the art of schmoozing. The article is based on a recent book... Read full post »
How Sweet It Is...
I love birthdays. Today is a big one. Horn Group turns 16. Sixteen years of helping an industry move forward, bringing companies and people together, helping executives communicate their stories, solving business problems and devising strategies, enabling employees to find their way and pay their bills, even maybe buy a house...... Read full post »
American Express Redeems Itself
At the end of April, a terrible thing happened. American Express terminated all Horn Group corporate card holders because of a new policy in which AMEX must review the financials of its small customers every 10 years. Reviewing our financials is ok. Not letting us know they needed to do this... Read full post »
Get a Clue!
Nearing the end of a very busy conference season, I continued to be disappointed and amazed at the number of times I listen to what I consider to be really smart and accomplished executives in the tech world totally miss the beat (and the opportunity) in their keynote speeches. I'm referring... Read full post »