Clear the Decks This Summer
In 2005, I walked into the Apple Store on Michigan Avenue and bought the new iPod Photo. Above the click wheel there was a 2.5” screen, and you could load photos and text into it from your computer, just like music. The salesclerk showed me how he had put his favorite reading material onto his […]
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To Inspire An Audience, Show Them Your Inspiration
You are a better public speaker right now than the late Robert F. Kennedy was when he ran for the U.S. Senate. Of course, I don’t know this for a fact, but there’s a pretty good chance it’s true, for RFK appeared lost in front of microphones and audiences during his first campaign. Yet by […]
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Not Kidding About the Change
Candidate Lori Lightfoot was not supposed to win the mayoral election. You have to go back more than a year to mark her entry into the race, as the only candidate willing to take on Rahm Emanuel. She has been running ever since – through the primary, through the runoff, and through her first 10 […]
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Don’t Be Tone Deaf
Chase Bank is under fire this week for this ill-considered, now deleted tweet.Critics pounced immediately calling out Chase for being tone deaf with a judgmental, caustic post about what the multi-billion dollar company apparently considers unnecessary luxuries. Another example of a tone turn-off happened earlier this month on a crowdsourcing platform. Soon-to-be dad, Jim, anticipated […]
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Betting Big on a Progressive Income Tax
The clock is ticking. As Illinois’ legislative session heads into its final six weeks, Governor Pritzker’s big priority is passing legislation to get a progressive income tax on the ballot in 2020. Pritzker has staked a lot of political capital behind this and believes the revenue generated by the tax is a big part of […]
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