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Paradox of Choice
I recently had the opportunity to hear Barry Schwartz speak. He’s a professor at Swarthmore who is most well known for his work on the Paradox of Choice. So what’s the deal with the Paradox…
Read More →Great quote for a rainy Tuesday
“Don’t let your imagination and enthusiasm be dampened by organizational politics or institutional caution.” This is from a white paper on guerrilla social media strategy by Colin McKay (shout out to Mads for the link),…
Read More →“I don’t care about your personal brand.”
I’ve been sitting on this quote from Aaron Brazell (@technosailor) since BlogPotomac back in June. A few thoughts about branding: NACHRI is currently going through a major branding initiative – consultants, fonts, colors, phrases, brand…
Read More →The Wisdom of Engineers, Part 2
Remember how I told you that I’m surrounded by engineers in my family? Well, engineers, aside from knowing lots of good jokes about themselves, frequently come up with a lot of wisdom. One of my…
Read More →The Wisdom of Engineers, Part 1
My dad’s an engineer. My brother’s an engineer. My spouse is an engineer. I’m surrounded by super-smart DISC profile “C” types. Ever in a situation you really don’t know how to fix/resolve? Apply one of…
Read More →How do you unplug?
Why do we feel like we have to be “on” all the time? OK, sometimes you genuinely have too much work to do in 40ish hours a week. That was the case for me at…
Read More →Not Turkey AGAIN!
When I was 5 years old, I went to a small elementary school that, the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, provided a full turkey meal with all the trimmings for the students. That year, we had the…
Read More →Data, Data, Who’s Got the Data?
We all want to make better decisions, right? And the best way to do that is to base them on data, right? And the first piece of data everyone always wants is ROI, right? Let’s…
Read More →Ada Lovelace Day Post: Mary Dixon Kies
In honor of Ada Lovelace Day, I’d like to recognize Mary Dixon Kies, the first woman to be awarded a patent from the US Patent and Trademark Office, in May of 1809, over 100 years…
Read More →It’s Not the Tools, Yo!
It’s the management! One of the MAIN points I make in any presentation I do on SocMed is that people who want to ban b/c of “productivity issues” are focusing on the wrong thing. Big…
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