I had the option of embedding a Steve Jobs video at the top of this post. But — little bit about me now here — I absolutely hate people who quote Steve Jobs in meetings. I’ve probably done it, and I’ve heard… Continue Reading
In short answer to the question in the title, no. Facebook and Google became Internet giants for much more varied reasons — and, in the process, put themselves in each other’s crosshairs.
That’s Alice Gross above, singing “Out Here On My Own” from Fame. She went missing in west London at the end of August — here are the basic details — and while police have a primary suspect, a Latvian man named… Continue Reading
I’ve been thinking about this a lot recently, even though I am not a middle manager — I manage a couple of freelancers here and there and some processes, sure, but I wouldn’t even classify myself as “a manager” in the grand… Continue Reading
Please stop confusing a planning process with a strategic one. Continue Reading
Reading is the cornerstone of almost every piece of communication we undertake — that’s part of why it’s so legitimately essential — but no one, at the same time, seems to ever actually read anything. (Consider the above embedded video.)
Last March, there were some studies out indicating that 15 percent of currently-single people may never get married. Since then, we’ve seen new data that singles make up half the U.S. population (first time ever, apparently), and now there’s this: we… Continue Reading
E-mail is a scourge for many people — 89 billion of the business variety are sent every day, no one can stop checking it, and people devour articles about time hacks as relates to e-mail. Here’s what I sometimes wonder: why… Continue Reading