Posted in Uncategorized on May 31st, 2010
One Memorial Day weekend in Dayton, Ohio during the mid 1960’s my entrepreneurial older brother conscripted my younger sister and I to assist him with one of his many get rich projects. We had yet to learn that we were not included on the list of potential beneficiaries. This particular endeavor involved creating a haunted [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 7th, 2009
Our last blog post prompted my friend Mark Van Baale to ask, “What happens when tribes belong to the same organization and don’t get along?” Ah yes, the dreaded silos of the corporate world. What should we call tribes within the tribe — subtribes? What should we call their dysfunctional behavior — subtribical behavior?
When we [...]
Posted in andrew bard schmookler, imitation, parable of tribes, seth godin, transformation, tribes, withdrawl on Apr 6th, 2009
Marketing guru Seth Godin has us all abuzz about creating and empowering our tribes — our group of like-minded individuals who choose to better the world by following their chosen leader. This is a wonderful idea and I’m happy to participate. Tribes are cool. They empower people to make good things happen and we accomplish [...]
