I recently hungout with Phil Gerbyshak and Berni Xiong who allowed me to be on The Shut Up Show. We discuss a number of topics, which often include a healthy dose of icky personal stuff. The stuff for nonprofits - starts at 8:00. The “secret” to Facebook success - starts at 9:30. The personal stuff – starts…
A long time ago in the city of Rome, there were several hundred men working on a large building. A little girl, who was very curious, wandered into the building site to see what she could learn. She noticed three men – each carrying a rock the size of a basketball. And being curious, she…
Like you, I get a lot of emails about specific events, tasks and projects. And like you, I have very little time. One of the biggest time-wasters is dealing with inefficient emails. You know. The forwarded email with no comments other than “FYI”. Or, the request for feedback buried deep in the email with no…
We often hear that “failing early and failing often” is the way to grow as people and as organizations. We nod in agreement when we hear stories about people like Steve Jobs and Sir James Dyson, but shutter when it’s our turn to taste this bad medicine.