Oct 5, 2017The Ray Charles MomentEveryone has witnessed the “Ray Charles Moment” at some point in their life. It’s that amazing, silent, moment, when you as a listener, viewer, witness, or simply observer, are listening to a storyteller and within your mind; the storyteller becomes the story. There is no longer a dividing line between…Music3 min readMusic3 min read
Oct 4, 2017The Art of Standing Your GroundWay too often in life we’re told that we’re wrong. Quite often, they’re right; we need to be corrected, guided, and led. Many times, however, we’re right. If you reflect on the great ideas of humanity, you’ll begin to realize that when great change was afoot, the world tried to…Entrepreneurship2 min readEntrepreneurship2 min read
May 13, 2016Treat Your Employees Like ChildrenHow Parenting, Brain Evolution, and Behavioral Science can Create Successful Cultural Change — That large squishy mass of matter in your head was originally designed to solve problems related to living in an outdoor environment and to do so in nearly constant motion. That’s what John Medina says in his ultra-compelling book Brain Rules. …Culturecode6 min readCulturecode6 min read
Apr 8, 2016Bart Simpson Taught Me Everything I Need To Know About Human EmpathyA young mother, sitting at the park and typing into her smartphone instead of watching her toddler; a young child, throwing a screaming fit at the grocery store, that college student with the pink bejeweled iPhone case; what do all of these images provoke? Judgement. If you paid attention when…Culturecode6 min readCulturecode6 min read
