Archive for 'Rants'
What To Do When Workload Goes Up And Curiosity Goes Down
Posted on14. Jun, 2010 by Jared Degnan.
Business is business. We’re all going to be busy and the more we accept that as a fact, the more we’ll look for ways to do the work better, smarter and more efficiently. In the meantime, we can’t forget to continually “fill our cups” with the very stuff that is going to keep us ahead of the curve and will keep the clients rolling in.
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Lessons on Change From the GLBT Equality Movement
Posted on10. Oct, 2009 by Jared Degnan.
Whether you’re changing a corporation or a country the fact remains that you can’t just want change; you have to work for it….tomorrow we’ll see if we can do it.
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Home Makeover: Inside My Head Edition
Posted on09. Sep, 2009 by Jared Degnan.
I just graduated from b-school, I am starting an awesome new job and for the most part, things are looking pretty good. The question is; will the intellectual accent pieces that I considered critical to getting me to this point, carry me to the place I want to be in 5 to 10 years?
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Building Something One Person At A Time
Posted on18. Aug, 2009 by Jared Degnan.
I recently had an encounter with some undergrad business students that I thought would be awesome to pass on – particularly if you’re looking for ways of giving back on a professional level.
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Moving On, In Marketing And Life
Posted on27. Jul, 2009 by Jared Degnan.
Though we might not be completely moving out of old ways, the fact of the matter is that our lease on our traditional roles is almost up. What happens though, when you move out of your old space and into ambiguity?
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A Marketer’s Rant On Valentine’s Day
Posted on14. Feb, 2009 by Jared Degnan.
For a moment, I am going to forget about being a bitter, single, elitist MBA student and talk practically about the trouble with Valentine’s Day.
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What New Media Can Do For Traditional Marketing Careers
Posted on16. Apr, 2008 by Jared Degnan.
First off, I will admit that this post does have an ulterior motive. However, it is a point I have been meaning to make on the blog for some time, so bear with me. For the last four to five months, I have been knee-deep in work related to finding something substantive to do over [...]
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What really gets your blood pumping?
Posted on27. Feb, 2008 by Jared Degnan.
One of my absolute favorite interview questions is, “What are your short and long term goals?” I love this question not because I necessarily have the world’s greatest answer for it, but because its tantamount to asking someone “How many cats are there in the US?” If you really want to figure out if I [...]
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That Obligatory, Stereotypically Cliche Single Person’s Valentine’s Day Post
Posted on14. Feb, 2008 by Jared Degnan.
For a moment, I am going to forget about being a bitter, single, elitist marketing MBA and talk practically about the trouble with Valentine’s Day. First, the background – I did some digging and it turns out that the celebration of the modern Valentine’s Day actually has its roots in several different historical practices. It [...]
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