by stevenpdennis | Mar 9, 2020 | Leadership
Hopefully that’s not news to you. As the late, great metaphysician Jim Morrison reminds us: no one here gets out alive. In fact—and bear with me for a moment as I do some math–if you managed to wake up this morning, you are now one day closer to...
by stevenpdennis | Jan 14, 2020 | Innovation, Leadership, Life Lessons
Many of us seem to be praying to a god of unending, unrelenting perseverance. If your social media experience is anything like mine, it’s not long before some form of never-give-up-ism hits your timeline. Then, most often, that person’s followers pile on with a hearty...
by stevenpdennis | Jan 13, 2020 | Being Remarkable, Innovation, Leadership
If only growth–profound, meaningful growth–personal, business or otherwise, could happen without confronting our fears and was devoid of any risk, absent any real struggle or pain. Wouldn’t it be great if the journey from a challenging present set of circumstances to...
by stevenpdennis | Jan 13, 2020 | Being Remarkable, Bricks and Mobile, Leadership, Omni-channel, Retail, Winning on Experience
This article was originally posted in May 2014. As a former Sears senior executive I’ve followed the once mighty brand’s journey from mediocrity to bad to just plain sad. What a long strange trip it’s been. When I left in late 2003 we were gaining traction in our core...
by stevenpdennis | Jan 13, 2020 | Being Remarkable, Innovation, Leadership
“Just because you killed Jesse James, don’t make you Jesse James.” – Mike Ehrmantraut to Walter White, Episode 3, Season 5 of Breaking Bad. Just because you’ve shot down my idea doesn’t mean yours is better. Defending the status quo can be necessary, but mostly it’s...
