Paul Jacobson

Tag: mindsets

  • The flipside of treating employees like children

    The flipside of treating employees like children

    There are two perspectives on treating employees like children. The one is harmful (as you may imagine) and the other can be very positive.

  • Small is a state of mind, not a value judgment

    When I left a large law firm to start my firm, Jacobson Attorneys, in 2005 I priced my services relatively low on the naive assumption that I would attract a greater volume of clients who would find my fees affordable. One of the first lessons I learned was that this thinking doesn’t work because, despite…

  • A parable about hubris and an ongoing digital tragedy

    This post was originally published on Medium It feels like a lifetime since the Pushers left and the Communicators stepped up. Before then, the Pushers shaped the Message, told us how we would feel about their brand, their products and services. We either accepted what we were told or, well, we didn’t have much choice.…