I'm going to be working with an experienced PBS Producer on how to break into the media. Before we meet, she's asked me to poll some colleagues as to what qualities make me stand out, and what they find special about me. Being typical, non-emotional, task-oriented...
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What is Strategy, anyway?
It sounds easy: my client wanted to think more strategically. isn’t that the hot buzzword? “Strategic thinking.” Oooh! Sexy. There’s only one problem: what, exactly, does it mean?
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Hire that MySpacer with the sexy pictures. They just may know more than you.
Oh, man. I saw a query on PR newswire asking for experts on Job Dangers of MySpace. You see, your future employer is watching. That drunken picture of you will soon destroy your career. You'll be broken at age 21. Defeat. Loss. Despair. You'll end up in a gutter,...
Long-term Thinking: The Depopulation Problem
How much of our prosperity is driven by innovation, hard work, productivity, yada, yada, yada, and how much is simple demographics? The Long Now is an organization that encourages long-term thinking. The have free seminars about long-term perspectives. I just finished...
Email just sucks, doesn’t it?
Loved Nora Ephron's take on email today. You can find it at http://SteverRobbins.com/r/m1nog.
The Best Excuses Ever
Have you noticed that people don't like to say, "I'm making this decision because it's convenient for me. It may hurt others. It may even hurt them a lot, but my convenience is more important." They don't like to say it because it forces them to face up to their own...
A Complaint Free World. Drats.
My purple bracelets from A Complaint Free World. arrived today. Darn. They're based on the simple idea that it takes 21 days to break a habit. You wear one, and decide to change the habit. If you relapse, you switch the bracelet to the other wrist and begin again....
U.S. Auto Manufacturers outraged at 12-year target to reach below-average performance
I'm not quite sure what to say. The Senate has voted to raise mileage standards to 35 mpg by the year 2020. U.S. auto folks claim it will never happen, as AutoBlog reports. Is it just me, or are these folks crazy? Gas gas gone up 100% in the last 10 years, and 30% in...
Overcoming your own change resistance
Ever found yourself resisting change? Read about how to overcome it or listen to the podcast here.
How to think strategically
What is strategic thinking, as opposed to tactical thinking? You know you’re talking strategy when your topics include…