29 May A BETTER VIEW
Posted at 12:07h in Articles
What if it was possible to enhance your view of any situation at any time? It is. All it requires of you is to learn and practice a very simple skill. ...
07 May MAKE FRIENDS WITH REALITY
Posted at 15:25h in James Mapes Blog
If I could give one piece of advice which would help others gain more control of their lives and become more centered it would be to…Make Friends with Reality. Here is precisely what I mean. ...
22 Feb The Paradox of Paradigms
Posted at 21:53h in Articles
Blockbuster, Eastman Kodak, and Borders - what do they all have in common? All these business giants failed, but why? Like many analysts, you could come up with a number of logical reasons for their plight - they did not create...
21 Feb Will Power: The Blessing and the Curse
Posted at 18:13h in James Mapes Blog
Good news. Will power works. Bad news: Will power drains your mental resources. Better news: You can re-charge your mental battery. The challenge for all creative individuals, specifically writers, is to know when you need to recharge. Part of this...
15 Feb CREATIVITY AND COOPERATION
Posted at 08:09h in James Mapes Blog
A creative life goes hand-in-hand with diversity and adversity – actively seeking out diversity in communication and managing adversity in life. While creativity may be our natural, pure state, being creative fuctions best ...
27 Jan RETAILING, REBRANDING, RISK TAKING & J. C. PENNY
Posted at 08:29h in James Mapes Blog
If you are going to succeed in any business - in any arena - in todays competitive environment, you had better think out-of-the-box, embrace change and take some risk. That is exactly what the former Apple executive, Ron Johnson,...
20 Jan CREATING BREAKTHROUGH TEAMS
Posted at 06:05h in Articles
The success of any team begins at the beginning with the leader...
14 Jan THE PARADOX ON THE COMPETITIVE SPIRIT
Posted at 13:02h in James Mapes Blog
I have always been concerned – more so lately – about the dog-eat-dog, kill or be killed, Darwinian survival mindset of business leaders today. I don’t mean to imply that I believe all competition is bad. It has its place and,...
07 Jan On a movie set: A lesson in Leadership
Posted at 06:26h in James Mapes Blog
I just recently returned from visiting on the set of the new Tom Cruise movie ONE SHOT being filmed in Pittsburgh, Pa. It was an educational and enlightening ...
06 Dec TELL THE STORY
Posted at 12:51h in Articles
When it comes to communication, the story is everything. Whether it’s selling, leading, managing, teaching or preaching, the power of story is the power of change....