Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Push or Pull? The Secret To Leading People
I attended a networking event this evening and ran into a great friend there. As we observed the crowds at the networking event it stimulated a conversation between the two of us about people and leadership.
If you have not heard the story of the blue crabs I will give you a quick recap. When you go fishing for blue crabs and you bring a bucket you have to bring a lid for the first crab. The reason is, they will attempt to crawl out of the bucket and will most likely succeed. Once you catch a second crab, you no longer have to keep the crab covered because the other crabs in the bucket will keep each other from crawling out.
I continued to ask him, why when you try to help people out of the bucket do they resist so heavily? He put his hand out and asked me to put my hand out. I began pushing on my hand and I immediately, out of instinct, pushed right back. He then put his hand out again, face up. I put my hand out, he grabbed it and began to walk away. I immediately began to follow. Very similar action but two completely different reactions.
When you lead people you cannot force them to follow, but you can lead by example and they will, in turn, follow you.
http://bit.ly/nATaR
If you have not heard the story of the blue crabs I will give you a quick recap. When you go fishing for blue crabs and you bring a bucket you have to bring a lid for the first crab. The reason is, they will attempt to crawl out of the bucket and will most likely succeed. Once you catch a second crab, you no longer have to keep the crab covered because the other crabs in the bucket will keep each other from crawling out.
I continued to ask him, why when you try to help people out of the bucket do they resist so heavily? He put his hand out and asked me to put my hand out. I began pushing on my hand and I immediately, out of instinct, pushed right back. He then put his hand out again, face up. I put my hand out, he grabbed it and began to walk away. I immediately began to follow. Very similar action but two completely different reactions.
When you lead people you cannot force them to follow, but you can lead by example and they will, in turn, follow you.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Friday, June 26, 2009
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
How Are You Thinking Outside The Box?
Noodlehead Studios offers a consulting service to bring our innovation and out of the box thinking from our business to theirs. While it continues to amaze me how most businesses ventures are executed fairly blindly I have to remember what I was like when I first started and how, more experienced entrepreneurs, see me.
I wanted to ask you, how are you thinking outside the box for your business? In today's economy there is huge opportunity, more so than in a good economy. The difference is the gold is hidden and difficult to find.
I met with one of our clients today to talk about some strategies and ideas for their marketing and came across an idea, planted by one of our employees, on marketing a business park.
We talked about creating a marketing campaign and getting the tenants of the business park to not only participate but to put in their marketing dollars for the campaign. If we get 18 tenants, soon to be 50, to work together and pool their money they can drive more traffic and success to their business.
We are still in the concept stage, but as it comes to fruition we can create a well oiled machine that will help their companies grow.
http://bit.ly/8KOZI
I wanted to ask you, how are you thinking outside the box for your business? In today's economy there is huge opportunity, more so than in a good economy. The difference is the gold is hidden and difficult to find.
I met with one of our clients today to talk about some strategies and ideas for their marketing and came across an idea, planted by one of our employees, on marketing a business park.
We talked about creating a marketing campaign and getting the tenants of the business park to not only participate but to put in their marketing dollars for the campaign. If we get 18 tenants, soon to be 50, to work together and pool their money they can drive more traffic and success to their business.
We are still in the concept stage, but as it comes to fruition we can create a well oiled machine that will help their companies grow.
Friday, June 19, 2009
AIMA Awards 2009 Pictures
To view more pictures or purchase any of these images Click Here (http://ping.fm/K3cxl)
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
Getting Lost in Your Own World.
Noodlehead Studios has been around since 2003 and, no matter how long you are in business, many of the issues that come up are the same. As you grow, those issues become much bigger and effect more people. As business owners, we are problem solvers. That is what it comes down to. Our clients have a problem, we provide a solution. Knowing that intellectually why is it we forget to apply the same principals, that we execute for our clients, to ourselves?
How many web design companies have terrible websites?
How many business planners have no business plan?
We have to remember to keep focused on what we are going after and always remember the things we did as a company that resulted in our highest levels of success. Stay focused and targeted on your goals and, like a targeted magnifying glass, we can burn through any obstacle.
http://bit.ly/Qc47z
How many web design companies have terrible websites?
How many business planners have no business plan?
We have to remember to keep focused on what we are going after and always remember the things we did as a company that resulted in our highest levels of success. Stay focused and targeted on your goals and, like a targeted magnifying glass, we can burn through any obstacle.
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Friday, June 12, 2009
Who Are You Committed to?
Commit your works to the Lord, nd your thoughts will be established.
Proverbs 16:3
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Proverbs 16:3
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Out of the Box Thinking: Who is gonna pay? : I was read this this blog entry (http://ping.fm/Y9W1W http://ping.fm/1vmcA
Out of the Box Thinking: Who is gonna pay?
I was read this this blog entry (http://ping.fm/WcOGp) by a talented friend, Luke Mullins. It read...
“Man What Happened?
Meet a great client, get em stoked, and then hopefully they will allow you to be, no doubt a great asset to his project.
Now here is where the work comes in.
I would like to open up a conversation about how we(sales and marketing professionals) can not only meets the client’s needs but how to be Creative and work on a beer budget..... “
Who is going to pay? That is the question you must ask yourself when dealing with projects. Any marketing director with a large budget can accomplish some success, but it takes a true expert to be able to accomplish more success with no money.
I met with a friend from Toyota. He said he was put into a position and told what the goal was and nothing more. No backing. No support. No guidance. Left to figure it out himself.
My friend starting thinking outside the box but was running into the problem of no budget, support or resources on how to tie it all together and make it work.
I told him you have a brand, TOYOTA. Use it. Leverage that brand to get other companies to do stuff for you. Get them to pay for it.
http://bit.ly/lhQAp
“Man What Happened?
Meet a great client, get em stoked, and then hopefully they will allow you to be, no doubt a great asset to his project.
Now here is where the work comes in.
I would like to open up a conversation about how we(sales and marketing professionals) can not only meets the client’s needs but how to be Creative and work on a beer budget..... “
Who is going to pay? That is the question you must ask yourself when dealing with projects. Any marketing director with a large budget can accomplish some success, but it takes a true expert to be able to accomplish more success with no money.
I met with a friend from Toyota. He said he was put into a position and told what the goal was and nothing more. No backing. No support. No guidance. Left to figure it out himself.
My friend starting thinking outside the box but was running into the problem of no budget, support or resources on how to tie it all together and make it work.
I told him you have a brand, TOYOTA. Use it. Leverage that brand to get other companies to do stuff for you. Get them to pay for it.
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Monday, June 1, 2009
The St.Baldrick's Event at Front Page News Atlanta GA
http://ping.fm/ik9Tp The st.baldrick's event at Front Page News Atlanta GA. This is a Video of the shaving of the noodlehead studios team. http://ping.fm/zN4IL
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The St.Baldrick's Event at Front Page News Atlanta GA: http://ping.fm/okLoQ The st.baldrick's event a.. http://ping.fm/ojDjB
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