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Starting a Business is Hard
Walking home last night, a very clear, succinct thought passed through my head, and I wonder if it’s passed through yours, too: Action is the best expression of intention. It seems pretty obvious,...
View ArticleSet Yourself Free (redux)
On December 28, 2009, I posted this on my name site. It was not a manifesto, to be sure, but it was a promise I made to myself. The Goal: Quit my job and be working as an independent by June 30, 2010....
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What are you worth?
Greetings, account planners. The annual Planner Survey is out, and it’s really important that you all fill it out. Here’s why: Greater transparency into salaries by position, experience, region, size...
View ArticleHow to do lean planning
This was what I presented at #planningness last week. The attendees were awesome – great energy, great ideas, loads of curiosity oozing out of everyone. Thanks to everyone who indulged me, and to...
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UPDATE: A different kind of list:
Update: Together with the 4As, we made progress! Check out the changes below… The Jay Chiat Planning Awards Not all of the judges have been named, yet. But they are quickly filling out the roster....
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A Business Model Set to Self-Destruct
In the process of thinking through what kind of business I might like to start for myself, I chose to start with a survey conducted by RSW/US, a ‘matchmaking’ company that brings clients and...
View ArticleThe Insight Value Chain is Broken
It’s 3am on a Sunday morning, and I just wrote a 20 question survey that I want to share with you to better understand the agony and the ecstasy of one piece of the insight value chain – qualitative...
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The Brand Bubble is Bursting
What is a brand? Some people will tell you that a brand is what people think about a company and its products, or how people feel about it. Some people will tell you that it’s a ‘story’ that people...
View ArticleWhere Are the Women (Redux)
The truth is, this topic makes me physically exhausted. And cranky – have I mentioned how cranky I become when this topic comes up? My boyfriend asked if I’d read something about Marissa Mayer by Dave...
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A Rant About Feminism (or maybe about Joni Mitchell)
I arrived in Montreal yesterday to speak at a conference sponsored by Infopresse called “Femmes et Communications”. I’m speaking on the business opportunity – both from a hiring and a producing/selling...
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