Virtual meetings are tricky. They create team fatigue, they create greater MRS (meeting recovery syndrome), and without proper guidance or agreed principles, they often lose the zip and the punch required. The silent people on your next video call meeting are likely more frustrated with the format as they are with the same people talking […]
Author: Danny Denhard
Recently I have sat in a number of remote pitches for a few clients and advising brands. It’s been tricky for remote pitchers, especially with tech issues. Something I have noticed is how badly the remote video conferencing tools are for two or more pitching and hosting meetings with a Q&A element. I have been on […]
2020 Has been a challenge for everyone, your career won’t slow down if you don’t let it, here are a few steps to taking ownership and control of your career for 2021.
Time management and getting everything done has always been difficult if we had the secret sauce we probably wouldn’t share it. Working agency side and looking after larger teams really did help to shape my priortisation, you often learn from mistakes but when you try and juggle numerous demands from mundane tasks, challenging people issues […]
Each week I write a leaders letter (it’s a dedicated newsletter) for focus. It’s one action to take and one thing to work on every Monday morning. The leaders signed up are from Google, Facebook, EA, a number of venture capital companies, and startup founders. I am now twenty letters in and have written many […]
This blog was prompted by speaking to a number of company founders and big company leadership teams. Here is the worst kept secret no-one wants to discuss at the moment: It might feel like they are not. It might feel like your organisation is set up to reward the political, the people who play games, […]
Yes I know you are probably shouting, Email newsletter fatigue and no more newsletters, however, I am subscribed to a huge number of newsletters and find these particularly useful on a daily basis. Here are the best Marketing Newsletters to consider subscribing to. Axios Axios newsletter is more than just Marketing but leans towards blending […]
Talks at Google is a great resource, you can watch authors, actors, and bright ‘out of the box’ thinkers to help you think differently or learn new skills quickly. On their recent YouTube channel, Google showed their top 20 videos and I created the list with my must watch videos, alongside the other videos that […]
In my recent 7 brand classes Unknown – Noticed – Seen – Heard – Known – Loved – Hated there is a theme of being part of something or being known for something. Ideally for your brand or a stand out product, simply put this is when you know are you ahead of your competitors. Why do […]
Here is a quick-fire list of the top 6 growth opportunities right now! iOS 14 app clips – go have a play & create QR Codes. Really dig into why QR codes are great, think more than scan-to-menu or scan-to-URL, think billboard actions & online to online, offline to online. FWIW you can trigger and […]