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Notes From BJ Fogg’s Presentation

How Stanford professor BJ Fogg's revolutionary behavior model can transform your habits through the strategic use of triggers, motivation, and ability Dr. BJ Fogg, founder of the Behavior Design Lab at Stanford University, has revolutionized our understanding of behavior change Last week I attended a Communications Media Managers Association (CMMA) event in Plano, Texas, where I had the opportunity to hear Stanford University professor BJ Fogg speak about "Hot Triggers & Rituals: The New World...

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Jeremy The Urban Cowboy

CMMA had their Spring 2010 President's Dinner at Eddie Dean's in downtown Dallas, which was very fun.  They had calf roping (it was a mechanical one), armadillo racing, and bull riding.  I didn't think I'd get on the bull until Dan persisted, but I have to admit it was pretty fun.  I was thinking "you know, you only live once" which helped me sign the waver and my life away.  As you can see from...

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Dallas Cowboys Stadium Tour

This morning we had our CMMA Board Meeting which was the work part, but the fun part was taking a private tour of the Dallas Cowboys stadium this afternoon!  The stadium is amazing, and the stadium screen is even more amazing.  I certainly didn't expect to get to do this on the tour, but we pretty much got to see every part of the stadium including the locker room and even go on the field...

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Traveling To Dallas, TX For Spring 2010 CMMA Conference

View from my hotel room in Frisco, TX (outside of Dallas) The other thing I'll mention about Texas, and something I say every time I am in Texas, is the people here are some of the nicest you'll ever meet. I've lived on the East Coast, West Coast, have relatives in the Mid West, and can honestly say Texas in my opinion has the nicest people of all places I visit or have lived. You...

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Why Collaboration Tools Alone Won’t Transform Your Organization

Culture Comes Before Technology Evan Rosen wrote a nice article in Business Week titled "Creating Collaboration Takes More Than Technology." Worse yet, the tools may have created no real value, and the decision-makers who had pinned such high hopes on these tools are surprised. Are the tools the problem? More likely, the problem is the organization. When tools fail to create value, it's usually because decision-makers adopt tools before the company's culture and processes are...

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Tony Hsieh: On a Scale of 1 to 10, How Weird Are You?

The Power of Company Culture This is a great article on how the founder/CEO of Zappos.com learned how important it is for companies to focus on culture and choosing the right employees for their company. If you have time, the very first question and answer is my favorite, so be sure and read that one if you can. Tony Hsieh is the chief executive of Zappos.com, and this interview was conducted by Adam Bryant. Below...

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