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“What’s your elevator pitch?” The lore of the elevator pitch comes from the early days of Hollywood when one would...

Story Simplify Your Message • Jul 11, 2014

Here are three big questions to think about: WHY ARE YOU IN BUSINESS? WHAT BUSINESS ARE YOU IN? HOW DOES...

Story Simplify Your Message • Jul 11, 2014

We use an Altitude Framework to order thinking, communications and storylines. 30,000′ The WHY VISION 14,000′ The WHAT STRATEGY 3′...

Story Simplify Your Message • Jul 1, 2014

I received this blog in 2010 from an amazing young, talented Social Entrepreneur. In her own words, it describes how...

Story Simplify Your Message • Jul 1, 2014

Don’t short-change the power of a CLEAR, CONCISE and COMPELLING MESSAGE. Think of this 6-WORD MESSAGE as the 6 Sigma...

Story Simplify Your Message • Jul 1, 2014

“Most philanthropists, even experienced ones, say that it’s harder to give money away effectively than it is to make it.”...

Story Simplify Your Message • Jul 1, 2014

We were brainstorming about a coaching client. Talked about trying to get them to stop begging for money … and...

Story Simplify Your Message • Jul 1, 2014

“Why do we cultivate people?” As Tom always reminds me, “Cultivation is that thing you do with plants and manure.”...

Story Simplify Your Message • Jul 1, 2014

Cause: Your reason for existence. The big problem you’re trying to solve or change. Case: Your approach. Your model. The...

Story Simplify Your Message • Jul 1, 2014

Peter Drucker was certainly the management guru of all gurus and master of simplicity. (Although his book MANAGEMENT is 568...

Story Simplify Your Message • Jul 1, 2014

FRAMING a message … FRAMING a story … FRAMING an issue. FRAMING is about CHOOSING THE LANGUAGE to define the...

Story Simplify Your Message • Jul 1, 2014

It all begins with VISION. Having a great VISION, a great idea that can impact the world, help people, save...