I teamed up with bestselling author and Membership Economy guru, Robbie Baxter, to write this article: Silicon Valley innovators are leveraging technology to build close, ongoing relationships with their customers and members, and are enjoying growth, predictable revenue and loyalty. LinkedIn is preeminent among these innovators. What can associations learn from organizations like LinkedIn? LinkedIn’s […]
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Last night my family and I were driving back from Annapolis where one of my best friends married his lifelong partner in a very informal yet beautiful ceremony in their home. The ritual itself was less than 10 minutes long, officiated by a good friend. I was surprised that they made a point of recognizing
One of the most valuable assets any team can have is the esprit de corps. It is the fundamental fabric that holds a team together especially when there are obstacles to overcome.
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Over the last four months I upped my game at the gym, going 5-6x week. In other words, I have made a daily committment. It’s amazing how it has changed my experience of life. My body feels different, my energy is up and my mood gets a daily dose of upbeat hormones. Recently spent a
Those of you who know me well know that I am not a sports guy. I don’t follow any one sport well enough to talk intelligently about who’s ahead and who’s behind, or a particular team’s recent victories and defeats. Nonetheless, sports has a lot of great analogies and those who do care deeply about
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My work is about helping visionaries achieve success. In this short video I share a story from my days working with the president of the World Bank, Jim Wolfensohn, a true visionary. This work centered on empowering the poor and helped me define the elements of a successful Performance Community, which I still use today
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Well, this is a Monday Evening Mojo… I am sitting with a client having dinner. We are taking a break from the workshop I designed to create an organizational growth strategy. Everyone is eating around us. Among the clinking silverware, a CEO who runs a national and prestigious organization is telling us a quirky story
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I spent the morning today with the author of the book, Influence: the Psychology of Persuasion. In this short video I share Cialdini’s method of creating the intellectual property, which made this book a classic in the field. Cialdini’s book documents the six types of influence and has been a reference for marketers and leaders
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If you read this regularly, you know my wife, Laura Baron, is an award-winning singer-songwriter. Last year she won 3 Washington Area Music Awards, including Song of the Year for, A Little Note. The song tells the story of a woman who leaves an abusive relationship to set out on her own and take back
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“The world’s biggest problems are the world’s biggest business opportunities.” – Peter Diamandis In 2013, I worked with Barbara Byrd Keenan while she was CEO of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT). These are the researchers and scientists who create astronaut food, designer desserts like Twinkies, and who make sure your cabbage isn’t crawling with
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