by Beckie Manley | Oct 1, 2015 | Company Culture, Fierce Excerpts
*Image from Chipotle foods Now Reading | How Chipotle transformed itself by upending its approach to management. (Quartz) As a big proponent of strong company culture, I loved this line early on in the article: In 2005, The US company underwent a transformation that...
by Beckie Manley | Sep 28, 2015 | Company Culture, Fierce Excerpts, Fierce Strategy + Creative
*image from www.td.com Now Reading | Corporate mindfullness is bullsh*t: Zen or no Zen, you’re working harder and being paid less. (—from Salon) This article is long and intense but I appreciated the perspective as an employer and business owner. Authors Ronald...
by Beckie Manley | Sep 21, 2015 | Advertising, Fierce Excerpts
Now Reading | Why Customer Referrals Can Drive Stunning Profits If you are wondering if your customer referral program really works, the answer is yes according to research done by Harvard Business Review. Not only do they say it can be profitable, but strikingly...
by Beckie Manley | Sep 8, 2015 | Fierce Excerpts, Storytelling
Now Reading | 13 Quotes to Inspire your Inner Storyteller, Inc. Magazine It has been true since the beginning of time that storytelling is the very best way to share ideas. Every photo and every person and every brand has a story and at Fierce, we love to discover and...
by Beckie Manley | Sep 7, 2015 | Fierce Excerpts
*Image from: http://curemoll.com Now Reading | How to Intentionally Design a Happier Life According to US News and World Report, things that rank highest on producing happiness in our lives are education, engagement with people that we love—and creativity. Discovering...
by Beckie Manley | Sep 2, 2015 | Fierce Excerpts, People + things that inspire us
*image from brainpickings.com, art by Lisbeth Zwerger done for a rare edition of the Wizard of Oz. Now Reading | Brené Brown on the Physics of Vulnerability and What Resilient People Have in Common Brainpickings.org is a favorite spot of mine. And I can’t get...