Scientifically, Facebook may have destroyed real friendship

Yesterday, I wrote this article about trying to make friends over 30. I then went to an adult kickball league game — in an effort to, in fact, make friends over age 30 — and I didn’t necessarily get any closer… Continue Reading →

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Can you make friends after 30?

Making friends after 30

I just moved a few months ago and I’ve been trying. It’s not that easy. But why? Continue Reading →

Alcohol does lead to social bravery, and moreso in men

I drink, and probably a bit too much sometimes, and I often wonder about the primary reason for that. I think it typically comes back to this: social bonding. It’s pretty easy for me, as a guy, to go to a… Continue Reading →

What if branding worked backwards from the outcomes?

I feel like context is often lacking in business interaction. Sometimes I feel like people get busy with projects (remember, busy and productive are entirely different concepts), run around, do their projects, go to meetings, end their day, and re-start again. They don’t often… Continue Reading →

Increase revenue with A/B testing and a two-word change

I’m doing some more A/B testing at my current job — I haven’t really done that much in previous jobs, although a little bit here and there — and so I’ve been looking around at videos and articles related to… Continue Reading →

Organizational breakthroughs can come from where you least expect it

I just read this article on Fast Company about employee engagement — it’s co-written by the CEO of Waggl and the co-CEO of Affero Lab — which makes some really good points. If you’ve read this blog even once, you probably know I’m pretty… Continue Reading →

Does the average manager understand the power of intrinsic motivation?

I’ve written a lot before about managers and styles of management — from why most managers aren’t that effective to the inherent challenges of middle management to the essence of leadership (among many other posts, a lot of which you can find here).… Continue Reading →

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Funny: B2B inbound marketing is essentially akin to stalking

KoMarketing Associates — they have a pretty good presence on LinkedIn, as an aside — did a little recap of InBound 2014 (the Hubspot conference) on their site. They tried to focus on six major themes that emerged from it, and… Continue Reading →