Aren’t values supposed to be kinda private? Maybe in a different time, but now, as a family business, you have no greater tools at your disposal than those family values. Why? We’re drowning …
A Day for Giving Back
The holiday season is a perfect time for charitable works and giving. I mean, somebody somewhere thought so and created this: #GivingTuesday After a gluttonous holiday followed by things like …
What Is A Brand?
What's a brand? Is a brand a logo? A tagline? A company? Using the same three colors in all your marketing materials? Harley Davidson, Apple, The St. Louis Cardinals… even if, at this point, you’re …
Why We Love The Midwest
People have asked us why we stay in the midwest. They wonder if a company like ours wouldn't be better suited to either coast. They think this is flyover country... just an inconsequential prairie …
Buy This Book
I want you to buy this book for your company, and then I want you to flip through it, and I want you to make a plan to use it. If you're not going to buy it, you need to take a long, hard look …
Time for a System Upgrade
(Mondays are Lynn Miles Peisker days at The Daily Blur. Lynn’s the Executive Sister and Chief Plate Spinner at the Imagination Advisory Group. Check out her growing archive of posts …