by stevenpdennis | Dec 7, 2020 | Leadership
Did you immediately spot this old–and not especially good–joke? Or did you briefly stop to wonder if it could possibly be true, finally coming to your own conclusion that I must just be goofing around (as I am often wont to do)? Or did you say, hmm, that...
by stevenpdennis | Jul 17, 2020 | Being Remarkable, Innovation, Leadership
Oh sure, maybe we’re ready for the easy stuff. Ready to leave for work, make dinner, hop in a Lyft, do the laundry, pay the credit card bill. But the work that matters, that enlivens the spirit, that changes us, our tribes, and the world around us? That’s a whole...
by stevenpdennis | Jul 8, 2020 | Innovation, Inspiration, Leadership
Is there any? If your experience is anything like mine, you know how seductive denial can be. Denial is the temptress that helps us avoid pain. Denial keeps us in our comfort zone like a warm bath at the end of a long day. Denial creates the sense that defending the...
by stevenpdennis | Jun 18, 2020 | A Really Bad Time to Be Boring, Leadership
Over the last few years I’ve gotten a fair amount of mileage out of my catch-phrase “Physical retail isn’t dead. Boring retail is.” And, accordingly, I’m often asked: “okay, so what’s the opposite of boring?” My tendency...
by stevenpdennis | Jun 1, 2020 | Disruption, Innovation, Leadership
“How did you go bankrupt?” Bill asked. “Two ways,” Mike said. “Gradually, then suddenly.” ERNEST HEMINGWAY, THE SUN ALSO RISES There are plenty of times when events catch us completely by surprise. Maybe what happened was completely...
by stevenpdennis | May 7, 2020 | COVID-19, Leadership, Retail
Across the United States—and in many hard hit international markets—so called non-essential retail is beginning to reopen. While the precise timing and specific methods of operation vary by geography, the theoretical ability of consumers to traffic physical stores...
