December 2009
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writing a mission statement
I’ve been in the kind of meetings that Dan Heath talks of here, and it’s painful. Want to write a mission statement that isn’t terrible?  Watch this video.  Please.
Dec 1st
November 2009
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An E-Book Strategy
I plan to buy few hard copies of books in the coming months/years…but building a digital library from scratch is expensive. If you think you’ll get a Kindle or an iPhone/iPod Touch in the next year, one strategy is to buy as many Kindle books as you can when books are featured for free. That way you can access them now on your PC (or Mac soon) and will have a large library to access when...
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the pressure to replicate amazing success
Sometimes when things go amazingly well, I feel a desire (even pressure) to replicate that success.  Sometimes it works.  Other times, it doesn’t. I love what Diablo Cody (Academy Award Winner for Best Original Screenplay, “Juno”) says about replicating her success, and why she feels absolutely zero pressure to do so:  ”Seriously.  How could I possibly?  The experience...
Nov 25th
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BookMooch
I haven’t tried it yet, but BookMooch looks really cool.  I’ve started collecting e-books and will buy fewer and fewer hard copy books in the coming months and years. So the idea of sharing books I own with someone who wants to read a specific book is a great idea!
Nov 25th
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Jobless Rate (Demographic Study)
Here is a fascinating interactive graph from the New York Times - take a look to see what the unemployment rate is for people like you. The recession has been particularly hard on men and women without a college degree.
Nov 11th
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the copycat dilemma
Learning from other like-minded organizations is critical, but most of the time applying strategy by a larger organization gets you in trouble if you don’t do it well. Organizations go through seasons and make specific decisions heading into new seasons. Smaller organizations that constantly compare & copy those decisions easily become trapped. Consider this great post from Craig...
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WatchWatch
This video from TK McKamy cracked me up and inspired me at the same time.
Nov 2nd
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want help with Keynote?
Keynote is an amazing presentation application in the iWork suite. While researching a tech support question for a friend I googled upon MacCreate - impressive site!
Nov 2nd