"Consider the mosquito borne disease malaria. This year, malaria will kill over one million people, over 80% of which will be children. Great Britain used to have malaria. In North America, malaria was epidemic and there are still a handful of infections each year. In Africa, malaria kills over 100 people per hour. In Russia, amidst the corruption of the 1990s, malaria re-established itself. What is the difference between these cases? We know how to...
Reflections on the Highs and Lows of Relationships I've been reading articles from one of the Focus on the Family blogs for a while. I recently read one about marriage being a roller coaster was finally something I've decided to add my “two cents” on because I thought it was true, and I have some experience in that area. What I neglected to mention is roller coasters are meant to be fun, so don't forget...
Adventures from the Bay Area to Palm Desert Christina and I hit the road over the last few days to visit her grandparents in Southern CA. We left on Saturday morning a few minutes after 5am and traded off sleeping and driving. I didn't get to bed until 11pm Friday night because I was up cleaning the house from a long week. I'm always glad I cleaned the house prior to traveling because there is...
Measuring True Content Engagement I received this question this afternoon from an association site I belong to. Below is the answer I responded with on the association site, but I want to make sure anyone can add additional thoughts to this topic, which is why I am also posting it here (similar to the lemonade stand analogy below). How would you have answered the question? Unique visitors benchmark data We are playing with a design...
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...
I post a lot of information to this site, and wanted to take a moment to say I really appreciate those who take a moment out of their busy day to give back by leaving a comment on any of my posts. I get a fair amount of traffic, nothing like an "A-List" blogger, but decent. That isn't to say I'm satisfied with what has been done to date. I'll admit it, I can get...