My early marketing leadership experiences included heavy-handed dictation of superlative messaging that the organization was expected to abide by. While this strategy sometimes could achieve alignment and convey strength, it often came across as forced and arrogant.… Read the rest
Tag Archives: Management
The Problem With ‘Full Disclosure’ Is That It’s Not
In this age of transparency, it seems everyone with a voice in the blogosphere or mainstream media feels compelled to “fully disclose†any possible conflict of interest. Here lies the problem: The idea of full disclosure is deceivingly straightforward, yet it’s never unequivocally factual or transparent.… Read the rest
All That Is Great Is Not Necessarily Big
The majority of my career has been dedicated to marketing small and midsize interactive businesses. This has been the result of my passion for working with promising, early-stage startups and seeing them through their first years of rapid growth.… Read the rest
Comment Of The Week: Len Ellis On Indictments Around The Financial Meltdown
Indictments would make headlines and assure the public that a) villains exist and b) are being punished. The unfortunate truth is that criminality is the smallest contributor the financial industry’s meltdown.
Originally posted as a comment by Len on AttentionMax using Disqus.… Read the rest
Bring Back Eliot Spitzer
Amidst the financial industry’s meltdown, my sources inside and around the DA’s office say the list of indictments will rack up high. If only we could bring back Eliot Spitzer.… Read the rest