I have been asked a number of times in the last few weeks the following question: “What would make this interesting for you?” It is such a disingenuous question. It is like asking, “What can I change about what I have just said so that you don’t run out of …
It’s your fault when you don’t answer email. It’s your fault when you require phone calls in order to advance the conversation. It’s your fault when you don’t check in with the social networks that collaboration is happening within. It’s your fault when the people that talk to you don’t …
In thinking about budgets in tight times, it may be easiest to think about all of the things that we are paying for and then see exactly what it is that we can cut back on. It makes sense that we wouldn’t spend much time at all agonizing over what …
Image by rshannonsmith via Flickr My son has never liked being changed, not even when he was very small. He is absurdly strong and his hips seem to have the superhuman element to them that allows for him to swivel out of all but the tightest grips. He screams and …
Image via Wikipedia I believe in serendipity. It is one of my strongest held beliefs, actually. It is the way in which I find much of the passion that I have for technology, education, and business. I make contacts on Twitter and at Coffee Shops that have very little chance …
I have stopped telling people that things can’t be done. I used to say it all of the time, but I haven’t for quite some time. I used to make up time limits and proclaim things impossible without fully investigating. I used to portray things as hard than they actually …
Image by bigcityal via Flickr We have preferences and we have workflows. We know where things are in our offices and on our devices. We don’t have to relearn every keystroke on a daily basis. We establish comfort zones all around us so that we can rise above the minutiae and …
Image via CrunchBase My first email address that wasn’t tied to a major online provider like AOL was pacer@cyberdrive.net. It came from this local ISP in my home town. It was this cute all you could download on a 14.4 modem affair for about $25.00 a month. The reason that this …
Honesty is sexy. Truth provides a potent attraction. Seeing the world clearly and being able to communicate that clarity is stunning. But sometimes being overwrought is just easier. Sometimes the exagerated story is better to tell. And sometimes hyperbole is all that is available. This is where I place the …
Image via Wikipedia Chess has a certain amount of pieces, as does every other game that I can think of. If you put too many pieces on the board it doesn’t look right and you can’t play. Having too many pawns makes moving around the board more difficult and having …