Ocean Palmer, Author at Ocean Palmer

Donald Trump’s Curious Math: Addition by Division

March 14, 2016 by Ocean Palmer 2 Comments

As America heads into the stretch of its nomination free-for-all formerly known as presidential campaigning, the emotion of the Donald Trump candidacy deserves a bit of behavioral dissection. The flamboyant businessman is single-handedly unlocking dormant emotion and stoking frustration into activism that threatens to change us from the United States of America to the Divided […]

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NEW BOOK! “The Impact”

February 19, 2016 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

I am super-excited to announce the impending release of my new book: The Impact of Technology on Behavior & Happiness. The fourth in my behavioral life skills series, The Impact has been in research for several years. I am thrilled the book is near completion and will soon be available around the world. The time invested, […]

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It’s Not About the Customer

February 14, 2016 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

I was recently having lunch with a long-time friend and sales executive in Atlanta when he told a story about a customer’s simple ask proving to be virtually impossible to execute. When he finished this story–which was cringe-worthy but laugh out loud funny–he threw up his arms and proclaimed, “It’s not about the customer!” That comment gave […]

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Winter Movies: 22 Reviews in One Sentence Each

February 14, 2016 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

As we shovel our ways through winter into the heart of the Oscar build-up season, here are 22 film reviews, each summarized in a single sentence. Films are rated on a scale from 0 (“The Dreaded Fist of Badness”) up to a “high 5,” an outstanding film you do not want to miss. With so many good […]

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The Two Types of Leadership: Positional & Situational

December 22, 2015 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

Too often people confuse managing with leading. They are distinctly different roles separated by a significant difference: Managers tell and inspect, while leaders inspire results through others. Micromanagers, of course, are a subspecies of the former. They hover and tell people not only what to do, but how to do it, when to do it, and […]

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My Long Overdue “Thank You” to Frankie Valli

November 25, 2015 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

As a kid growing up in suburban Philadelphia, I was well familiar with famous Jersey singer Frankie Valli, who rocketed to fame as the front man for The Four Seasons, as well as for a slew of hits he recorded on his own. I can’t sing a note — I am so bad I lip-synch […]

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November Movie Reviews: 10 Films in One-Sentence Each

November 25, 2015 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

As we steam through November into the heart of the year-end “good movie” season, here are ten reviews — each summarized in a single sentence — rated on a scale from 0 (“The Dreaded Fist of Badness”) up to a “high 5,” an outstanding film you do not want to miss. Steve Jobs – 2 […]

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October Movie Reviews: 11 Films in One Sentence Each

October 31, 2015 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

Autumn is when some great films roll out, so it is a wonderful time to head to the theater. Great actors prove that, quite frankly, they are better than others, and superb directors earn their accolades. I rate films on a scale of zero to five fingers, with the high-fives going only to the very […]

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Managing the Worry Circle: M.I.T. Speech

October 6, 2015 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

Posted below is the link from my recent guest lecture at M.I.T. in Cambridge, Massachusetts. I was invited in by my friend and colleague, Dr. Agnis Stibe, who shares a passion for positive behavioral change. We are collaborating on a whitepaper that merges our areas of expertise: the communities of the digital future and their […]

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Question from MIT: “How do you handle worrying about past decisions?”

September 30, 2015 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

I recently spoke at MIT in Cambridge and was asked a simple but important question that required a more complex answer than time allowed. MIT is a high-performance, high-pressure environment where the pace of life is relentless for those lucky enough to be accepted. Stiff competition and lofty expectations test character, stamina, and strength of will. […]

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