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What ZEBRAS can teach us about human motivation and business strategy

What ZEBRAS can teach us about human motivation and business strategy… Dr. Jordan Peterson uses an insight from Stanford biologist Dr. Robert Sapolsky about zebras to explain a fundamental aspect of human behavior. Zebras (they are black with white stripes) are not camouflaged against their surrounding environment. Instead, they are camouflaged to blend in with […]

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The Four Market Force Behavioral Styles

Diamond Goldfish / Stan Phelps

What’s your behavioral style? Are you a Casey, an Izzy, a Peyton, or an Avery? MEET CASEYCasey is a hard-charging thinker who usually sits in the front of the room. Typically well dressed and image-conscious, Casey wants to accomplish big things and can come across as assertive, maybe even pushy, about their ideas. Casey loves

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All you need to know about business, you can learn from the movie, “The Godfather”

Purple Goldfish / Stan Phelps

All you need to know about business, you can learn from the movie, “The Godfather.” Here are two things the iconic 50-year-old film got right and wrong about business. For background, next week the original in the trilogy turns 50. The adaptation of the Mario Puzo novel, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, debuted in theaters

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Is Better.com CEO Vishal Garg better now?

Gray Goldfish, Green Goldfish / Stan Phelps

He’s back. Is Better.com CEO Vishal Garg better now? Vishal infamously fired 900 employees last month. He shared on Zoom, “If you’re on this call you are part of the unlucky group that is being laid off.” It wasn’t just that he was monotone and emotionless when swinging the ax. It was reported that after

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In business, are you playing chess or checkers?

Diamond Goldfish / Stan Phelps

In business, are you playing chess or checkers? I think we all need to be asking ourselves this question. Are we becoming reactionary to the environment and making moves hastily? That’s typically the mentality of a checkers player. Or are you seeing the entire board and planning many moves in advance? Sometimes understanding the need

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“You need something different, and distinct, and memorable. If you want more stories told about you, you need to be worthy of a story.” -Jay Baer

4 Comments / Pink Goldfish, Uncategorized / Stan Phelps

“You need something different, and distinct, and memorable. If you want more stories told about you, you need to be worthy of a story.” This is my favorite quote from the Foreword to “Pink Goldfish 2.0 – Defy Normal and Exploit Imperfection” by Jay Baer. You can read the entire Foreword in the carousel post

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The growth of a goldfish is a metaphor for growth in business and the importance of differentiation

Pink Goldfish / Stan Phelps

The growth of a goldfish is a metaphor for growth in business and the importance of differentiation. The average common goldfish is just over 3 inches. Yet the largest in the world is nearly 19 inches. That’s almost six times the average size! For comparison, imagine walking down the street and bumping into someone who

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Why Every Leader Should Be Using The Generational Matrix

Gray Goldfish / Stan Phelps

There are hundreds, if not thousands of articles and books titled “How To Lead Millennials,” or “How To Manage Millennials.” This is not that. The Generational Matrix, along with the material covered in Gray Goldfish, offer a more comprehensive view on what it means to lead and work in an increasingly intergenerational workplace.

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