Finding an innovative problem solver The trick to finding an innovative problem solving piece of technology is to watch trends in your chosen industry. For example, right now I'd love to be a salesperson for a company making high definition, low-energy flat panels displays of a size suited for … [Read more...]
The value of thinking
In business there are two main activities: thinking and doing. There is a tendency to place too much value on doing and not enough value on thinking. People like doctors and lawyers, who first and foremost we perceive as thinkers, bill for their services by the hour or procedure. Most value exchange … [Read more...]
The WordCamp experience comes to Milwaukee
If you are in any way connected to the digital scene, there is probably no better way to spend $20 than buying a WordCamp Milwaukee ticket. That $20 will get you two full days of learning and sharing WordPress-related knowledge. You'll get that and a pretty cool after party Shelby and I are … [Read more...]
Selling and a sense of urgency
If you read the title and thought you'd find information about how having weekly, monthly and annual sales goals keeps you pushing and working, that's not this post. I'm talking about the sense of urgency you have to instill in your own team. There are always three sides in a sale I suspect you're … [Read more...]
How a hiatus helped me get my groove back
It's been about four weeks since I published a post here. I'm just going to spill why and hope it makes sense to you and that you can take a nugget or two away to use in your own life and business. At the end of March, I was overwhelmed. I'd bitten off more than I could temporarily chew and … [Read more...]
Hiatus
You might have noticed that I didn't publish a post on this site last Friday or Monday of this week. There's a good reason for that. At the moment my schedule is what can only be described as "over-booked," and my content creation skills are required in other areas of my professional life. Letting … [Read more...]
What is a disruptive innovator?
Awhile back my friend Michael Josefowicz introduced me to the term "disruptive innovator." The image with this post is Michael's tweet which I've repeated below. @toughLoveforx: @adaptivecoach So that is really cool cause -> @raffel is one my fav disruptive innovators on twitter... So what is a … [Read more...]
The sweet 16 blog headlines
Every few months I take a look at the stats on this site and other blogs I administer to see what types of content generate the most traffic. What follows is a summary of the 16 most successful headline types over the last year. Before we get to that, here are a few cautionary notes. A headline is … [Read more...]
Book Review: "Creating Time"
"Creating Time" (Amazon affiliate link) by Vickie Gray is a book about how highly effective teams end up creating time by following a unique set of protocols. The cool thing is no one made these protocols up. They were discovered by observing highly effective teams over a 15-year period. Don't … [Read more...]
Catching your breath and catching up
Late last month, I wrote "Keeping it together on the go." This piece is the flip side of that strategy. A few days ago after almost three weeks on the road, I returned home for a 10-day stretch. I didn't realize it initially, but I was tired. Step 1: Get Rested Working when you are tired is just … [Read more...]
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