Month: January 2016
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Culture Eats Acquisition For Lunch: Why Microsoft + Yammer Was Doomed
“Hey little sister, what have you done?Hey little sister, who’s the only one?Hey little sister, who’s your superman?Hey little sister, who’s the one you want?Hey little sister, shotgun “It’s a nice day to start againIt’s a nice day for a white weddingIt’s a nice day to start again.” – Billy Idol, “White Wedding” Anyone who’s…
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brand transparency (2002) by Chris Macrae: open source, full text [recovered]
For many years I was despondent that this text, posted more than a decade ago by me on Chris’ behalf for public consumption, had apparently been lost. It originally appeared at the (now-defunct) Institute For Brand Leadership website, where I served as director from 2001–2003. Fortunately, I found it on the Internet Wayback Machine. All…
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Abuse Survivors On The Job: Signs, Symptoms & How To Help
Maybe child abuse isn’t such a problem. As of 2011, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, there were 742,000 “confirmed cases of child maltreatment,” which translates into about .1% of the child population. Of course “there are lies, damned lies and statistics” and the numbers depend on both definition and methodology. For…