“I Shouldn’t Have to Ask”: A Fast and Easy Way to Send Yourself— and Others— Around the Bend I don’t know how many of you saw the September 27th piece in Harper’s Bazaar, “Women Aren’t Nags – We’re Just Fed Up” but here at Cole Media Management it… Read More
How Can You Manage Unruly Emotions? The Same Way You Treat Snake Bite A few weeks ago I got an email via the “Ask a Question” button on my website. (Please use it! I do respond.) My correspondent asked, “During confrontation (sometimes not… Read More
What’s the Recipe for Funny? This past week I spoke to a group of health insurance underwriters in Louisiana; a situation that– on the face of it– doesn’t seem like a knee slapper. I’m happy… Read More
“When in Doubt, Throw it Out” As I mentioned in my last post we are about to undergo a renovation on our house, which has necessitated a wholesale purging of musty corners and funky closets. In… Read More
Try Softer, Not Harder Hello and welcome to autumn! Here at Cole Media Management, I have been “celebrating” the season by having an emergency root canal, scheduling surgery for my dog, packing up my… Read More
From Watergate to What’s Next?: Carl Bernstein Speaks This past Friday I had the distinct pleasure of hearing Carl Bernstein, the journalist who broke the Watergate story and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “All the President’s Men”, speak at… Read More
Before You Blow Your Stack—Drink Water This past week I made the—apparently unwelcome—decision to ask someone a question about a process I found confusing. My intention was not to stir up trouble but to gain clarity… Read More
What a Bad Date Can Teach You about Telling a Compelling Brand Story * By this time most of us know it’s not enough to have a terrific brand: we need a compelling brand story. But what do you do if—as you’re telling your… Read More
It’s Not Fair!!! How to Go from Whining to Winning I was recently presented with 3 different work scenarios, each requiring a playbook to get from whining to winning. The people who received them found them effective so I thought… Read More
What do Porn and Bad Pitch/Cover Letters Have in Common? More than You Think The nature of my business is such that I have multiple email inboxes. The consequence of that is that one is always, inevitably, in the midst of a spam porn… Read More