Nothing Sweet About It
Ferrari has produced the Luce (looCHAY, meaning "sweet") which looks like a family shopping car for billionaires. It's four doors, five seats, all electric, and largely made of glass, designed by LoveFrom, headed by a former Apple design chief. The
Who’s the Ghost?
People complain that prospects are constantly “ghosting” them and it’s an epidemic of rude behavior. Well, the commonality is the person ghosted, so perhaps they aren’t offering sufficient interest of value to justify a return call and that prospect doesn’t
Oh, Please….
The Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills, a wonderful place, actually has a sign informing its guests that the china, which has artful designs and craftsman ship, has potential cancer-causing agents in the art work. Since these are decorative “chargers” and
Who’s In Charge Here?
At a restaurant, I’m asked if I have food allergies when I make the reservation, then by the hostess when I arrive, then by the server who has my table. While I appreciate all the precautions, I think they’re mostly
The Substance Behind the Ghost
This belief that people are "ghosting" you is fascinating because if it's common and ongoing the commonality is you, not them. When people don't return calls or email they may be rude (or busy, or forgetful). But if many are
Our Book Club Needs You (For a Fee)
Every week now I get letters from "book clubs" who want me to appear to promote my works, and by the way, there's an "administrative fee"! The letters are identical with just names changed. I'm sure they're making money appealing
London
Wonderful flight to London on British Air with a traditional first class, some people still know how to do it right. Heathrow has a sign, "Thanks for flying through Heathrow." It should say, "Thanks for walking through Heathrow." It was
Show Me, Don’t Ask Me
If you're coaching, stop providing "answers," especially in the form of suggested wording or approaches or methodology. Ask your clients what they would do and then accept it or improve it. Otherwise, you're their subordinate doing their "failure work."