#JACK WHITE SERIOUS JIBBER JABBER TRIAL#

I had a recent debate over whether a border should be 3, 4 or 5 pixels wide, and was asked to prove my case. Yes, it’s true that a team at Google couldn't decide between two blues, so they’re testing 41 shades between each blue to see which one performs better. He was their Lead Visual Designer and found a culture mismatch. Choose your battles and drop your egoĪ lot of you are probably familiar with Douglas Bowman's story at Google. It's a form of delusive romanticism to believe that inspiring leaders just know what to say and when to say it. Their answer was refreshingly unsexy - a lot of preparation and hard work. There's a scene about what advice they offer to their admirers that ask, 'how can we do what you do?' They're both lovely people and are very successful at what they do. I recently re-watched a webisode of ' Serious Jibber-Jabber with Conan O'Brien' featuring Jack White. He was scary good at it, but maybe he wasn't? Let me explain. So I'd say he was the problem as much as he was the solution. I'd say the only reason I thought I could wing it in the first place was because of my boss. You are so bad at winging it, be more prepared But it's easier to be lazy, think of excuses and blame your surroundings - and fall behind. It's so easy and it usually starts with an email. I learned if I don't have a paved path to learn or do what interests me, I should create one.

#JACK WHITE SERIOUS JIBBER JABBER TRIAL#

I should've taken lead, got a trial or a demo of anything worth learning. Sales reps are usually more than happy to get as in-depth as one would like. This is something I'm always consciously trying to get better at, I can be very critical and not always the useful kind.įor example, if I wanted to learn and explore an expensive digital analytics tool that none of our clients were using yet, I'd blame the lack of opportunity and sophistication around me, my agency and my clients and stop there. Stop complaining and do used to complain about things all the time, still do, but I used to too (RIP Mitch Hedberg).

The lessons that really resonated with me weren't done over a workshop or training session, rather in passing - a profanity here or there. A few I think are worth sharing: 1. Through all the vulgarity, there were beautiful maxims of wisdom that I now know have made me a much better marketer. Enough to warrant a swearing jar in the department that made some of us a little concerned about his finances.

Jack white serious jibber jabber