Lately, the economy is all we hear about in the news. It seems as though there are constantly more layoffs, more programs being cut, and more industries asking for help from the government. When so many individuals, companies, and industries are worried about their survival, what happens to innovation? Is opportunity a side effect of… Read More
Image by maveric2003 via Flickr Not everyone in a company hears the same thing at the same time. Everyone hasn’t gone to the same meetings, had the same hallway conversations, seen the same PowerPoint decks, read the same emails, or had the same amount of time to digest the information. This impacts change initiatives, including… Read More
Florence Foster Jenkins Florence Foster Jenkins was a singer in the early 1900's who "became famous for her complete lack of rhythm, pitch, tone, and overall singing ability." What's interesting about Florence, is that she seemed to have no clue that she had no talent. Florence makes me wonder. It's easy to listen to her… Read More
Options, options, options. Should developers of content products take a lesson from the Obama campaign, transition, and, hopefully, the administration? The lesson: Give people what they want, where they want it. Options people had to monitor the campaign included:• The Obama iPhone application (campaign related)• BarackObama.com • Twitter • Text messages• Facebook If you’re… Read More
It’s always colder than I think it will be – even when I look at the forecast. My first stop is Ryman (don’t ask me why – I’m just addicted to office supplies). My second stop is Boots to stock up on all the pain relievers that I can’t get over the counter in the… Read More
A friend and I were talking today about the skills we’ve had to developed to work effectively in virtual teams. Remember when a conference call was a free for all and no one knew when to talk and when to be quiet? Remember when the only way you knew if someone on a call had… Read More
No matter where we work, the relationships we forge with others are our own. Even if legal or ethical terms constrain how we interact with people initially, the personal impressions with which we’ve left them will never expire. Did we show people respect? Were we sensitive to how we used their time? Were we genuine… Read More
My three-day vacation was somehow no vacation at all, except for one thing: my approach to work. I felt justified in being unavailable at times, didn’t answer every email immediately, shut off IM for blocks of time, and took time to reflect on longer term ideas that I’d been pushing aside for weeks. This is… Read More