Chris Brady
DECEMBER 30, 2010
People rush to join health clubs, open savings accounts, buy Nicotine gum, and a whole host of activities intended to improve themselves, break the habit, turn the corner, clear the hurdles, and get the proverbial monkeys off their backs. Select one (or at the most two), and hammer away at it with all your ability. Focus is the key.
Chris Brady
FEBRUARY 8, 2010
Government is like a sledge hammer. In the words of Cheap Trick in their opening song from the At Budakon album: "Ain't That a Shame." It is only good at one thing, and the use of a sledgehammer is obvious. However, when you are a sledgehammer, every problem tends to look like a cinder block in need of smashing.
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Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 5, 2013
Courtesy of Blast Books . ” Courtesy of Blast Books . I recently spoke with Sport Murphy over the phone. “There were catchphrases that had to be hammered into the head of the employees, just like advertising does to the general public.” “The Bathrooms are Coming! ” True.
Strategy Driven
APRIL 22, 2011
Unusually Excellent is a back-to-basics reference book that offers both seasoned and aspiring leaders a framework for understanding and a guide for applying the battle-tested fundamentals of leadership at every stage of their careers. In my book, I recount an incident that took place at a famous, fast-growing technology company.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 18, 2018
Lance Best, the CEO of Barker Sports Apparel, was meeting with Nina Kelk, the company’s general counsel, who also oversaw human resources. Indeed, his 360 had been eye-opening. “Because you never booked it!” The feedback in the 360-degree reviews was supposed to be anonymous. “OK. .
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 20, 2017
Home Run Media, a media agency that helped its clients plan and carry out their marketing strategies, had been operating for more than a decade when a key client in the fantasy sports industry began to grow rapidly, thanks in part to Home Run’s work and to a healthy dose of venture capital that was fueling its growth.
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