This year went by so fast slowly. How it’s possible that we’re nearing the end of 2012 is beyond me. It was a packed year with many peaks and valleys. Certainly a highlight was the genesis of ExchangeGain. Ted and I could not be more pleased with the response to the content […] Read more… Read More»
You’d think it would be a cinch to identify your top posts of the last year for a year-end “Best Of” post, right? Not so fast. As we were discussing our respective lists, we had to decide: are we talking about most-read posts? Most retweeted? Most shared on LinkedIn or Facebook? Most liked on […] Read more… Read More»
I’d like to think I’m good at challenging the status quo. To get regular reality checks, I spend time with college kids creating for-profit and not-for-profit businesses aimed at solving wicked problems. They truly challenge the status quo and it is, fortunately, invigoratingly contagious. Sometimes (most of the time?), the status quo is so deeply […] Read more… Read More»
The world’s irrevocably broken state reminds us of our own mortality. Currently, we are forced to reconcile the deaths of 20 young lives ended too soon in Newtown, Connecticut. Ongoing, we are infuriated by the cruelty of bullies and grief stricken when kids feel the only way to deal with one is to commit […] Read more… Read More»
My 16 year old son John is becoming quite an accomplished piano player. I love to hear him play, but I confess that I haven’t always felt this way. When he was first learning it sounded more like noise than music. In the beginning, he found a song that we all enjoyed. We encouraged […] Read more… Read More»
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Interview with Les McKeown on Working with Different Work Styles from Shawn Murphy on Vimeo…. Read More»
Without intentionally cultivating and nurturing your company’s culture, you’ll get what emerges from neglect. And it won’t be what you or your employees want. Your customers will know that something is “off” with your company. Ugly things grow from neglect. Discontent settles in. An aimless anger grows. Counterproductive behaviors dominate. Slowly, imperceptibly your culture devolves […] Read more… Read More»
There are times when an either/or, black or white, yes or no mindsets are useful: If you’re in combat and someone’s shooting at you and your friends, you either shoot back or you don’t. If you’re in a prospect’s office with a contract on the last day of your fiscal year, she either signs it […] Read more… Read More»
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