by Artie Isaac | May 31, 2017 | Uncategorized
Perhaps this is a “Re-Welcome.” If you are a longtime reader of Net Cotton Content, welcome anew. You are receiving this message because I relaunched my website (my entire online presence) on a new online platform during May 2017. The relaunch results in...
by Artie Isaac | Apr 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
April Fools Day was the 10th anniversary of the end of my so-called career in marketing and advertising. But this isn’t about that. This is about what I was doing when I was pretending to run the advertising agency — and since. For a couple decades...
by Artie Isaac | Jan 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
It’s not enough for leaders to lead others. Leaders must also lead themselves. If you are calling for your colleagues to develop themselves, show them how. Go first. Be a role model in self-development. A Milestone Of Adulthood We are no longer solely the...
by Artie Isaac | Nov 27, 2017 | Uncategorized
If you think the world is out of balance, you might be wondering, “But what am I to do about it?” Here’s what Alisa and I are doing about it… We are investing in the development of women in political leadership. Alisa and I believe we need a...
by Artie Isaac | Nov 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
[Longtime readers of Net Cotton Content will recall this seasonal post. With the end of another baseball season, “it must follow, as the night the day.” Feel free to skip the next few paragraphs. But read, below, “The Green Fields of the...
by Artie Isaac | Oct 16, 2017 | Coaching Topics, Living an engaged life
Here’s an annual message in a bottle: it’s time to set goals for next year! I’m not the goal-setting type. I prefer to wing it. That’s my strength. When it comes to setting goals, I’m a wingnut. Goals seem too limiting. Or too ambitious....
by Artie Isaac | Sep 15, 2017 | Uncategorized
Feeling too busy? I’m not a fan of the question, “What’s going on?” Because it is usually followed by an assumption, “I’ll bet you are really busy.” Then some add, “Crazy busy, huh?” No. I’m not busy. And...
by Artie Isaac | Sep 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
A friend recently described Transactional Analysis. I’m no expert. (I haven’t even read this.) The General Idea We act in a variety of ways: as a parent, as an adult, as a child. How we behave depends on how we interpret what’s happening. And we...
by Artie Isaac | Aug 20, 2017 | Coaching Topics, Living an engaged life, New Competence, On Creativity
Hello, friends. Perhaps you met Srikumar Rao during his visits to Columbus during the past couple years. Perhaps you have heard about his teaching at top business schools around the world. Professor Rao has been the central influence — through encouragement and...
by Artie Isaac | Aug 17, 2017 | Coaching Topics, Living an engaged life, New Competence
During my first six years of leading executive peer groups, several themes have consistently arisen. One frequent theme I hear from CEOs, business owners owners and key executives: I’m working too much, jeopardizing my family, my health, my health and —...
by Artie Isaac | Aug 13, 2017 | Coaching Topics, Living an engaged life
How do you get a truly balanced view of the world? Some friends say that they sample news from both ends of the political spectrum, so that they have a balanced news diet. But, I am finding, the Left/Right Diet doesn’t have the intended effect. This is true no...
