Can you build your business as a true community?

Work As Community

I find the idea of a business or organization being called other things — for example, “a family” or “a neighborhood” or “a community” — somewhat fraught, because work is work and people tend to have one brain/focus there, whereas… Continue Reading

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‘Following your passion’ could be the actual problem

Is following your passion a bad idea?

For better or worse, whenever a calendar year turns from one to the next, we have a tendency to evaluate, reflect, attempt to prioritize, and resolve that X-things will happen in (later year) that didn’t happen in (earlier year). This… Continue Reading

What if social media makes us less connected?

Social Media Makes Us Less Social

I just ran 3 miles — goals, baby, goals! — to begin the final page of 2015, and along the way (in between alternating between DMX, Jason Mraz, Taylor Swift, and 2Pac) I started thinking about social media and connectivity… Continue Reading

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How do you align strategy and execution?

Align strategy and execution

I’ve had a bunch of different jobs, and I’ll be honest: by this point, about 13 years into working, I oftentimes have no idea what strategy even is. I know that senior leaders of companies typically have a couple of big meetings… Continue Reading

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The most incredible disconnect of the hiring process

Disconnects in the hiring process

If you like this post, feel free to share it with your friends. Share buttons are at the bottom of the post.  I had a bunch of experience with the hiring process of all-sized companies between about October 2013 and… Continue Reading

How to measure employee engagement

Measuring Employee Engagement

If you like this post, feel free to share it with your friends. Share buttons are at the bottom of the post. This morning, I was walking to therapy (2.4 miles, because I like to get those steps in) and… Continue Reading

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E-Mail is just a representation of the power structure of your organization

EMail is just a form of hierarchy

If you like this post, feel free to share it with your friends. Share buttons are at the bottom of the post.  Before we get into this, let’s just be clear up front: e-mail is probably one of the worst… Continue Reading

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An achievable 2016 networking goal

Dunbar's Number and 2016 Networking

If you like this post, feel free to share it with your friends. Share buttons are at the bottom of the post.  I actually moved to Texas on July 14, 2014. Prior to that, my wife and I were living… Continue Reading