Mayo Oshin — November 21, 2019 Follow @mayowaoshin Shortly after the success of The Cat in the Hat—a best-selling book limited to a 225-word vocabulary—Theodor Seuss Geisel (also known as Dr. Seuss) took on an even greater challenge. In 1960, Bennett Cerf, founder of book publisher, Random House, bet Dr. Seuss fifty-dollars that he couldn’t … Continue reading The Power of Constraints: How Dr. Seuss Used Only 50 Words to Write His Best-Selling Book of All Time
Steven Handmaker — November 8, 2019 Follow @handmaker Beep. Beep. Beep. Hear that? It’s your alarm sounding, except you feel like you just closed your eyes moments ago. Coming from the world of insurance, we’re surrounded by risk management best practices, and making sleep a priority for our employees and our clients has become an … Continue reading Fatigue Can Be as Dangerous as Drinking on the Job
Dave Brock — November 5, 2019 Follow @davidabrock It seems our days are consumed with meetings. We have meetings to develop win strategies for a deal. We have meetings to develop proposals. We have endless reviews–pipeline, deal, account, territory reviews. We have meetings to talk about new programs or initiatives. We have meetings to talk … Continue reading Getting Things Done
Alice Corner — November 4, 2019 Houston we have a problem… and that problem is our company productivity. Does that sound familiar? You aren’t alone. Productivity in the work place is such a hot topic issue that there are hundreds of thousands of guides on increasing productivity. With everything from painting the walls to reducing … Continue reading Thinking Differently About Workplace Productivity
Larry Kim — November 2, 2019 Follow @larrykim In the past, going to work meant slaving away for hours at a time without taking a moment for yourself. And, more often than not, it felt like you were trading meaningful life moments for tedious work tasks. Today, however, employees and companies are improving working conditions … Continue reading 10 Mindfulness Techniques to Practice at Work
Peter Daisyme — October 31, 2019 There are some people who say that multitasking is never a good idea. They advocate against talking on the phone while driving, watching TV during meals or texting throughout the workday. They have a rationale behind their claims: When we multitask, we’re only able to focus part of our … Continue reading 7 Situations When Multitasking Is the Answer
Liz Kislik — October 21, 2019 Follow @lizkislik A dear client and I were having a call the other day, discussing some development that one of his subordinates needed. “I’m going to tell her that this is good,” he said, “but I need her to do these other things as well,” and he laid out … Continue reading Here is a New Way to Stop Saying “But”
Carly McCrory — October 22, 2019 We all know everyone hates meetings. Whether they’re quick “what’s everyone doing” confirmations or those long soul-suckers that could have easily been handled over email, Karen — you hate them. We hate them, too. We hate them so much that we adhere to policies like Get Shit Done Wednesdays … Continue reading Why You Should Be Running Daily Stand-up Meetings
Mariia Bocheva — October 18, 2019 If you’ve ever tried to build an attribution model that wasn’t position-based (i.e. last click, first click, linear, etc.), you might have felt overwhelmed. But customer paths are non-linear and pretty complicated—sooo many things influence conversions. Most businesses have a lot of data about customer behavior: the devices they … Continue reading Multichannel Attribution: How to Measure the Unmeasurable
Kenna Griffin — October 7, 2019 “I’m tired” is probably my favorite excuse, followed closely by “I don’t feel well,” which usually is because I’m tired. I don’t know that I’m actually tired most of the time that I say this. For the most part, I get plenty of sleep. I say “I’m tired” or … Continue reading What Excuses Are Holding You Back?
