Don Seaman

Right now, it feels as though I’ve been thrown dead-center into Dave & Busters, a cacophony of sounds and dazzling overstimulation whirling about that keeps me from getting even the smallest amount of concentration going.I yearn for the fortress that…

Buzzwords first became a “thing” in 1946 when business students from Harvard developed certain terms to discuss their results. But honestly, buzzwords have been around for far longer. Some have become so ingrained in our common lexicon that we no…

I’m waiting on a package. I get a ton of them now since that’s how we all shop now. So tell me—you saw the word “package” and your mind instantly said the word “Amazon,” didn’t it? So how did that brand end up as the first thought we have when we…

Almost no one sees it coming. People are doing their jobs well. Okay, well enough. They hit their marks, they fill their quotas, they don’t make many mistakes. They’re fulfilling their job descriptions, adequately. And they’re languishing. But…

Is $37 billion a big number? Even if you’re somebody who’s building his own rocket to vacation in space, yes, it is. And that’s what businesses lost due to poor communications — in 2011. In 2021 dollars, that would be $44.7 billion. Do we have your…

So you’re having one of those days. You grab the milk from your fridge and you find out that you’ve poured chicken stock into your coffee instead. Your car overheats before you even get out of your driveway. Your dog throws up again and your drains…

If only confidence came pre-packed in Keurig pods, ready to be sipped whenever you needed a boost (and the copywriting team wasn’t monopolizing the machine. Again. Alas, gaining confidence isn’t quite that easy. But — what if it could be? There’s a…

So it’s about that time to switch back to your bulky sweaters from your short sleeves and trade your iced Venti latte for a hot one again. Your playlist is going to stop featuring so many “road trip” songs and you’ll soon be more likely back to…

It’s time to reveal a big secret about your work life. There is no such thing as an eternal flame. The excitement that you felt as you started a new career, got a new job, received a big promotion—that wanes. It has to. You don’t run on a pure mix of…

Leadership has historically included a physical presence. It had to do with how you entered, commanded a conference room, your body language, eye contact, and so many other markers that created the aura of a leader. But what happens when physical…

Recently I had a chance to sit across the digital divide with AliceAi, Surprise’s Mission master and chief motivator. Her data point matrix receives feedback from thousands of data points to create a success strategy for every person in the Surprise…

Picture a large convention hall filled with salespeople. As an opener, the speaker on the stage asks “who wants to make more money?” The room predictably erupts. It’s sort of like asking a roomful of Star Wars fans if they like the Force. Asking…