Author: Jay Bower

Friends and colleagues, I’ve heard some genuinely crazy, insanely stupid ideas. You know, the kind that either make you laugh out loud, spray your coffee all over your desk, wince in pain or avert the needy glance of the person delivering

Friends and colleagues, I don’t know what I don’t know, but I think I do.  How do I know this?  Because a friend, responding to some advice I’d shared, sent me a note suggesting that I was subject to the Dunning-Kruger

Friends and colleagues, I hope this note finds you tan, but not too tan, well rested, well read and on the verge of your second or third anonymous good gesture.  No?  Yep, me neither.  But I do hope you’ve had a

Friends and colleagues, Ever eaten roasted hedgehog? My wife recently did. You shouldn’t. You’re welcome. What’s the point, Bower, you ask. It is this: She tried something new; she experimented. She wrestled with her preconceived notions and doubts, took a chance, experienced

Friends and colleagues, You are some of the smartest people I know. You're also kind, philanthropic, a friend to animals and better looking than 47% of the population. You are The Most Interesting Man in the World which is all the

Friends and colleagues, It's Jack Trout Bobblehead Day. This will be followed by Michael Porter Bat Day. And W. Edwards Deming Cap Day. Who are these folks? Well, Trout is a master of the art and science of positioning. Porter teaches

Friends and colleagues, I'm not that bright. But what I lack in intelligence I make up for with charm and good looks, right? Well, no; I'm lacking there too (thanks mom and dad…). What I am good at is compensating for my

Friends and colleagues, Most of you are really good at what you do.  Some of you are true marketing ninjas.  A few of you are wonderfully fascinating people who have no business doing business.  And one of you is a dog

Friends and colleagues, I trust this note finds you 14% smarter, 10 pounds lighter and moments away from yet another act of anonymous charity.  No?  Me neither.  But like you, we’re striving.  Here’s a small sampling of the fruits of those

Friends and colleagues, Ever been punched in the face?  Growing up with three brothers, I have.  Many times.  My immediate reaction was “my goodness gracious, I’d like very much for that not to happen again”.  In the same way, when team