Reconsidering an Old Adage Through Alice in Wonderland I'm a CMMA member and was recently asked to provide a written response to the question below. Because I share practically everything, below is my response. Hope you enjoy it. My Answer As long as I can remember I haven't liked playing by other people's rules, so if I may, I would answer this question by only choosing one which is doing communication projects well (good). I...
My 2011 Resolutions A Focus on Happiness and Creation My 2011 resolutions this year aren't going to be my typical resolutions. Here are my 2009 and 2010 resolutions. Not that I haven't done this in years past, but in 2011 I'm going to focus on continuing to just being happy. If something doesn't make someone happy, chances are they won't do it. At work I create themes for each year and I think I said...
How Management Style Creates Workplace Zombies I attended a coaching workshop on Friday, and I especially liked a portion of the workshop that talked about outcomes of various management styles. When we started white boarding, we brainstormed the outcome of what happens when a manager tells, advises, and directs. Now, after reviewing the outcomes above, can you guess which response Jeremy came up with? If you guessed zombies, you're a winner. I really said it...
Are We Really Dressing More "Normal" Today? Mannequin displays at Nordstrom in San Francisco I went to the mall in San Francisco this afternoon to help my girlfriend pick out some outfits for work, and was surprised at what Nordstrom's is putting on mannequins these days. What is going through retailer's minds when they dress these mannequins? Do retailers think this is what people want to buy and wear, or is their strategy simply a...
Few people know about RSS or if they have heard about it they don't know what it does or how to set it up. In my first screencast I wanted to show you how to subscribe to your favorite websites and have them delivered to your RSS reader. RSS enables you to subscribe to sites so you don't have to continually check and see what updates were made to the site. Instead the new content...
This morning finds me at the airport, bound for Minneapolis. Despite arriving on time, I've been greeted by that all-too-familiar announcement: flight delayed. Thankfully, free Wi-Fi and an electrical outlet have transformed this inconvenience into an impromptu work session. Armed with a fresh Starbucks, I've settled in to observe the fascinating microcosm that is airport life. People Under Pressure The airport reveals human nature in its most unfiltered form. A few rows down, a mother...