by Jon Higgins | Dec 31, 2019 | Between Two Meetings
I don’t know about you, but there’s no better refuge from all the noise these days than losing yourself for an hour or so in good book. Less Facebook and more face IN a book was again the mission in 2019. My Top 10 pictured here. Book of the Year goes to “Know...
by Jon Higgins | Dec 3, 2019 | Between Two Meetings
“So, what do you do?” Option 1: I’m a growth strategist. A fixer. Think of me as a Ray Donovan of the business world, but without the blood. What doesn’t need fixing, I punch up. Option 2: I’m the founding partner of a international consultancy. We specialize in...
by Jon Higgins | Dec 1, 2019 | Between Two Meetings
Thankful for another memorable Thanksgiving! Been feeling a little wistful about our years in London lately and was reminded of this note I, the American, used to send out to the largely British staff every year at this time. Here it is from 2008: Avril showed up...
by Jon Higgins | Nov 4, 2019 | Between Two Meetings
Between Two Meetings Room 722 The man’s voice was pleading, insistent. Kind. Tinged with a note of urgency. Unavoidably loud. “WHY DID YOU TRY TO KILL YOURSELF? No response. Ten seconds went by. A full minute, maybe longer. Nothing. The cringing silence was broken...
by Jon Higgins | Oct 31, 2019 | Between Two Meetings
This great man, more than any other, fostered my love for words and a respect for the art and precision in how to connect them. Ed taught the first class I ever had at USC. Journalism 101, news writing. Lou Grant brought to life. Crusty on the outside, warm and...
by Jon Higgins | Oct 16, 2019 | Between Two Meetings
Perfect start to a client meeting. A dozen gorgeous doughnuts, right? Look again. In the lower right corner. The downright homely one. “Ordinary,” one might sneer. Bereft of all the sparkly, blingy adornments of its neighbors. The Charlie Brown Christmas Tree of...
