How do you develop leaders who are committed to the purpose of their work, support the foundations of their organization’s brand and culture, and understand that everything they do matters? That’s the topic of today’s interview. My guest is Mark Tomaszewicz, Director of The Sharp Experience at Sharp Healthcare. Sharp is one of San Diego’s […]
It might seem ironic that the venerable Harvard Business Review, a publication from an institution that has produced many successful leaders, would devote an entire issue to failure as it did last month. But given how much research and work has been done on the subject, it turned out to be one of the best […]
Thanks to my column-writing gig with QSR Magazine, I recently got an insiders’ look at a remarkable company, Garden Fresh Restaurant Corp. You probably know them as Souplantation, the 110+ unit salad and soup buffet concept, or Sweet Tomatoes, the name they operate under outside of Southern California. […]
Is social media a new phenomenon, or one that’s been around for centuries and is simply being fueled and shaped by the latest technological developments? In today’s interview, Jonathan Salem Baskin offers his point of view. Jonathan is a global brand strategist, leading a global network of partner companies in the Baskinbrand Alliance and managing […]
What happens when a $2.1BB+ organization re-commits its 20,000+ people to its vision and values?! I got to find out last week when I attended “Extraordinary: The Power of Ten” the All-Staff Assembly put on by Sharp Healthcare. Thanks to a generous invitation from Mark Tomaszewicz, the director of The Sharp Experience, I got […]
What a day! The World Business Forum featured phenomenal speakers and drew over 4,000 attendees from 60+ countries. I’m so honored to have been invited to attend as a guest blogger. I tweeted the best bits from today as they rolled off the speakers’ tongues and will be doing the same tomorrow morning (follow me: […]
Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to speak at Dine America, the invitation-only conference for senior executives in foodservice, produced by QSR Magazine. Insights from my session, The Price is Right (winning pricing strategies for QSRs) will be featured in an upcoming edition of my monthly column with the magazine. In the meantime, I […]
Last week I had the pleasure of serving as a panelist on the marketing track for the 26th Annual Southern California Business Growth Conference. Co-hosted by the Harvard Business School Association of Orange County and USC Marshall Alumni Association, the conference attracted over 1,000 of the region’s elite business leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs. […]
I’ve been working with a major retail brand and my engagement has included an audit and assessment of retail best practices. Although most of my work is proprietary, I wanted to share some of my findings here because I’ve found some really interesting patterns. […]
Sony‘s celebration of Walkman‘s 30th anniversary this month has been bittersweet. The headlines of stories covering the occasion speak to brand’s lost luster. Yahoo! Tech declared “Sony struggling as Walkman hits 30th anniversary“; “Sony toils” MSNBC’s headline agreed and added: “Once a pioneer of cutting-edge gadgets, company struggles to reinvent self.” In the midst of […]