The Last Dance (2020)
1997-98 championship season as spine. The production runs across ten episodes totaling approximately eight hours.
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Book ROI & Business CaseI Won a Contest for $15. It Took Me Two Hours.
Three hours on a review for a fifty dollar prize I did not win. Three months of contests for one fifteen dollar win. The arithmetic on micro-income schemes is worse than it looks.
Book ReviewsInternet of Things: Digitize or Die
A business-strategy book I had a hand in, so instead of scoring it I will tell you what it is. Internet of Things: Digitize or Die helps leaders understand, adapt to, and survive the IoT through a clear, structured methodology,…
Business BooksThe Real Secret to Motivating Team Members
I sat through countless seminars and read hundreds of books on motivating people, and most of them missed the real secret. Some managers swore by money, others by quick praise. Over 33 years of leading teams I found the answer…
Authority Through AuthorshipYour Missing Credentials Are Your Secret Weapon
In 2008 Marcus Sheridan's pool company was bleeding cash, and he had no MBA, no awards, no connections. His credentialed competitors stayed quiet, cut prices, and went broke with dignity. Marcus just answered customer questions in plain language and wrote…
EducationLearning About the Internet: A Step-by-Step Beginner’s Guide
I ran a college computer lab and spent two decades as Director of Computer Operations and Technical Services, back when the internet was still finding its shape. Understanding how it works is not about memorizing jargon. Here are ten practical…
Authority Through AuthorshipHow to Structure a Thought Leadership Book That Wins Clients
I have ghostwritten 54+ books, most of them thought leadership books. The ones that attract clients share a structural pattern, and the difference is not writing quality, it is architecture. Here is the structure that produces results.
Authority Through Authorship13 Political Speech Disasters That Destroyed Reputations
A political speech is meant to inspire; when it fails, it can erase years of work in seconds, replayed endlessly, fueling ridicule and bleeding trust. Some of these gaffes are funny, some offensive, but all prove the same point: in…
Authority Through AuthorshipWhy Expertise Without Authority Equals Poverty
A buyer cannot measure your expertise before hiring you, cannot compare your method to a rival's, cannot tell whether your twenty years beat someone's ten. What they can read is authority signals, a book, a stage, a visible body of…
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Authority Through AuthorshipYour Book Needs Your Stories, Not Your Frameworks
Almost every client shows up to the first interview with a tidy list, the seven steps, the four pillars, certain the book should showcase the framework their career was built on. I spend the early sessions steering them back toward…
Authority Through AuthorshipBusiness Gurus Are After Your Money
The coaching industry has a problem it would rather you not notice: successful clients stop paying. A consultant with a published book, a real reputation, and inbound leads has no use for a coach telling them to provide value, they…
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CommunicationHow to Deal With a Micromanager: 33 Years of Management Experience
Working under constant surveillance, every move second-guessed, is the unmistakable feeling of a micromanager. Across 33 years I have worked for them and alongside them, and watched the damage: good people who stop trying, teams that grind down. Here is…