Mary Marshall You’ve all been asked to support various causes at work. Maybe it’s been your co-worker’s child’s softball team or the current company cause. These are all great, assuming they are in alignment with the company values and policies and truly assist someone or some organization … Read more
I have seen a couple of interesting articles recently about innovation and whether or not America is “tapped out” in the realms of creativity and invention. The first was “Is America Out of Ideas?” by Daniel Gross. The second was, “Cultural Revolution,” from The Economist. … Read more
Last week there was an interesting article in the WSJ about Microsoft and some industry veterans offered up several “Fix it Strategies” for the company with Ballmer’s departure. There were definitely some interesting ideas and likely some that are spot on. However, it got me … Read more
On a recent business trip to the East Coast, I was struck with how each company involved was successful but in very different ways from one another. While on the trip, I also ran across this article that basically throws out a lot of commonly … Read more
Recently, David Brooks wrote a very interesting article in the Opinion Pages of The NY Times called, “The Nudge Debate.” He discussed the relative pros and cons of how far our government should go in pushing people toward “positive behavior through social policy.” In other … Read more
When thinking about disruption, I think we automatically associate “bad” with the term. We believe a disruption is something out of the ordinary, or something that requires attention or change. When we look at dictionary.com, one of the definitions is: “ e.g. The news disrupted … Read more
When trying to explain your product or service to someone, do you rely on a conversation about features and benefits? Conventional marketing wisdom says this is important to do. However, a recent Lifehacker article explains why this might NOT be the best way to engage … Read more
It turns out, quite a bit. Just look at all the excitement this week about the name of the new royal baby. More than $2.4MM+ was bet in the UK alone about what it would be. In this case, history and continuity into the future … Read more
Found an interesting read in Sunday’s Seattle Times about Steve Ballmer’s new strategy for Microsoft, a major reorg “designed to increase collaboration and speed innovation as the company transitions to a devices-and-services company.” Ballmer has identified collaboration as a priority, and that to get there … Read more
In a recent post in Fast Company, writer Drake Baer talks about 90 minute productivity cycles and why we need to unplug to be our most effective. He references the “rest-activity cycle” that researchers have found to be the basis for an optimum night’s sleep, … Read more