Dan J. Harkey

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Dan’s personal and professional growth guide can be a powerful tool for success. Dan's many articles cover success practices, such as goal setting and time management, sales approaches like relationship building and negotiation, time allocation, and reinventing yourself.

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How “Spinning Truths and Narratives” Affects Public Policy (and Why It Matters)- Part I

Spin is the strategic shaping of perception—through framing, selective facts, loaded language, timing, and repetition. In the policy world, spin doesn’t just change what people think about an issue; it often changes what gets proposed, passed, funded, enforced, and later defended.

When the Welfare Safety Net Becomes a Hammock

Welfare should be a bridge to stability—not a destination. Recognizing this can inspire policymakers and social workers to focus on pathways to independence.

Spin Doctors: When They Spin the Narrative (Instead of the Facts)

Legacy Media, Social Media, Agencies, Institutions, and Corporate Actions about the Spin. If facts are the skeleton of reality, spin is the costume that can make anything look heroic—or hide the monster underneath. And when a spin doctor chooses narrative over truth, the public doesn’t just get misinformed. They get managed. “Spin doesn’t persuade you with evidence—it seduces you with certainty.”

“Hit the Road”

Origin, Meaning, and Why This Three-Word Idiom Still Travels

Spinning to the Public: Conveying information or Propaganda?

Social media serves as an Amplifier, but its Impact varies with crisis type, severity, and context, which is essential for understanding its multifaceted role in crisis communication.

Bait-and-Switch Government Tactics:

Does the Government Use Bait-and-Switch Tactics When Delivering Facts to the American Public?

Bait-and-Switch in Dating

12 Common Tactics (and How to Handle Them)

America’s Rolling Micro-Homes:

Who Lives in Vehicles—and Why (2024–2026)

“Bait-and-Switch” Meaning:

The Sales Tactic Behind Too Good To Be True Deals

Ah, Shucks!

Meaning, Origins, and Why This Folksy Phrase Still Charms

The Fox That Guarded the Hen House:

Meaning, Origins, and Modern Lessons

“Back Is Against the Wall:” Leadership in Question

A Leadership Playbook for High-Pressure Moments

When Your Back Is Against the Wall: Nonprofit-

A Nonprofit Leadership Playbook for High-Pressure Moments

“Back Is Against the Wall”: When Your-

A Business-Friendly Guide to the Idiom (and Why It Matters)

“Dashboard:”

History, Meaning, and How a Mudguard Became a Data Hub

In the Village of Cockroachville

It is Cockroachville where we first set the scene.

Joseph M. Juran: The Man Who Made Quality a CEO Job

He was also partially responsible for transforming Japan into a world-class manufacturing competitor.

Kaoru Ishikawa, Another Post-WWII Titan That Transformed the Japanese Manufacturing Enterprise to Become A World-Class Competitor.

W. Edwards Deming, Joseph M. Juran, and Kaoru Ishikawa were the three manufacturing titans who transformed Japan into the world-class manufacturing giant it is today.

W. Edward Deming and Joseph Juran: Post WWII Titans Who Transformed Japan.

Why Post-WWII America Rejected Deming and Juran (and Paid for It Later)

Competitors vs. Observers Sitting on the Sidelines in Business:

How Every Sector Balances Drive and Discipline