U.S. social media usage is actually below the global median

74 percent of U.S. internet users actually use social media

I know some days it can feel like everyone you know is on social media doing their whole “me-former” thing, but in reality only about 74 percent of Internet users in America actually use social sites. (More information is here; women… Continue Reading

The most powerful statement in business is …

Making Performance Reviews Powerful

“I have a chance to see my strengths every day.” Now let me explain why.

The New Business: RIP, Product and Inventory

RIP Inventory and Product

This shit may blow your mind. Consider: Uber is the world’s largest taxi company. It doesn’t own any vehicles. Facebook is the world’s largest media company. It doesn’t produce any of its own content. Alibaba is the world’s most valuable… Continue Reading

Iowa State, Baylor: Let’s talk about 14-over-3 seed NCAA Tournament upsets

Bad Day For 3-Seeds

Two three seeds lost in the first round of the first day of the first block of the NCAA Tournament earlier: Iowa State (who I had to the Final Four in some brackets) and Baylor. Since the switch to a… Continue Reading

So, factually maybe marriage is a dying institution

Marriage Is Dying

I probably write too much on here about “How Millennials Are Different From Baby Boomers And Other Generations,” (i.e. this post) and lo and behold, here-we-fucking-go-again. Here’s a post from Pew Research on generational shifts. You need to start by… Continue Reading

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The Four Horsemen Of The Work Apocalypse Are…

Four Horsemen of The Bad Stuff

Four aspects ruin work (and relationships, honestly) for people more than any other. What are they? Continue Reading

Gary Vaynerchuk annoys me, but he’s dead right about Twitter

GaryVee and Twitter

I’ve never personally met Gary Vaynerchuk and I probably never will, although he does live in the same city as my parents (“… so you’re saying there’s a chance…”). He seems like maybe he’s a tad on the self-promotional side (regarding… Continue Reading