My new and stimulating editing project
Read moreThis week, I am back in one of my very favorite cities, Buenos Aires. Just a few weeks ago, at a meeting with my publisher here to discuss another printing of the book, Las Siete reglas del storytelling (Ediciones Granica), they inquired about the possibility of translating another of my books—The New Marketing: social media, email and the art of
Personal storytelling is the most effective mechanism for giving others a sense of who we are
Read moreAt this point, I must confess that I have surprised even myself, having written far longer than I could have imagined about a subject that I have no deep interest in: United States politics. Of course, the core reason why I have remained stuck for so long on this topic has little to do with politics and everything to do
Stories and remarkable service
Read moreJune 13th, on my flight from Buenos Aires to Lima, I was reading a study I had saved from Fortune magazine, about the 100 best places to work in the United States. It is a piece they do every year in March, and I was trying to recall the same article from years past, wondering which companies – if any
Keep Walking
Read moreLast Thursday, following my speaking engagement at the JW Marriott Hotel in Lima, I went for a late afternoon lunch with the organizers of the conference, Diego and Francisco from Alta Gerencia. The restaurant we chose is one of my favorites, not only in Peru but in the entire world—Bravo Restobar. Owner and head chef Christian Bravo is a good
Whose rhetoric was hollow?
Read moreNumerous times in the six months prior to the last US presidential election, I heard Mrs Clinton proclaim that one of her goals was to expose “the hollowness of Trump’s rhetoric”. While I did not follow the candidates pronouncements on a daily basis, I did nonetheless see enough of them to get clear impressions of the tone and content of
A trail of excuses and missed opportunities
Read moreIn the April 5th edition of The Financial Times, columnist Edward Luce penned a thought-provoking article entitled “Beware of the return of the Clinton dynasty”, where he warns the world that Hillary Clinton has recently been “dipping her toes into the public waters” once again. Mr Luce asserts that, some five months after her unsuccessful run for the presidency of