Happy Thanksgiving, Evan wants to wish a gaboo gaboo (what a turkey says) to everyone! My dad always told me growing up that "life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans" and that is definitely the case for me in 2008. Although it definitely didn't turn out how I thought this year (or any year) would, I am still very thankful for: My family My friends My job My health Just...
The World is Flat Friedman's 10 Forces That Flattened the World I am hearing some good things about Friedman's book and hope to some day get a chance to read it. Wikipedia has a summary of the ten "flatteners" that Friedman sees as leveling the global playing field: Join the Discussion Which of Friedman's "flatteners" do you think has had the most impact on our global economy? Have you observed these forces changing your industry?
When my wife and I were first dating, we went to Ecola State Park on the Oregon Coast. In fact, it was there that I tripped over a dang log and smashed my new digital camera on a boulder. I was way too cool to have the camera around my neck and as my wife says "sometimes fashion hurts" which I tend to hear when she wears high heels. No joke after finishing the hike...
How different generations bring their unique perspectives and working styles to the modern workplace Flip-flops — a symbol of changing workplace norms across generations As I have mentioned in past posts, I was at a Communications Media Managers Association (CMMA) event last week in Arizona. Before I was a manager I always hated not getting any information about what my bosses got to learn at the events they attended, so I vowed when I became...
Free, Digital, and Accessible to All My First Long Form Blog I've been writing down a few topics in draft form and adding to them as I have time. That may be good news or bad news, depending on if you like to read long posts. Please know with all blog posts that my ideas are just that, ideas. Society tends to want to think the way it has always been taught, but change is...
Lana is helping some friends with a garage sale, so Tyler and I are hanging out at home today. Tomorrow is our six-year wedding anniversary, and we got a babysitter, so I think we are going to go to San Francisco.