Archive for March, 2009

I just knew that there would be more and more companies jumping on the production based business model instead of the time based model.  It just makes more sense in the digital world.  What do I mean?
First check out this article from Business Week (http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_50/b4013001.htm) entitled Smashing the Clock.  It is about how Best Buy… »

I have always loved Winnie the Pooh.  I have been trying to find time to really sit down and reread the Tao of Pooh, it has been many years since I have read it.  What is very strange though is that I ran into an old post on CopyBlogger called The Winnie the Pooh Guide… »

You always get what you ask for.  We can debate this one on a different post, leave some comments to let me know what direction to take on this, but it is true.
So if we can agree that this is true, and we do get what we want, what happens when bad things happen that… »

Now that we are having a little good news come out of Wall Street I wanted to let you know what I have learned from this recession.
V Shaped Trends
There is a lot of negative news, a lot of pessimism, and a lot of doomsayers.  Right now I am listening to Bloomberg Radio and it is… »

I have run into a few people who have asked what to do when they are feeling pressure at work from either a co-worker or a supervisor.  They say “I am doing as good a job as I can but it seems like every time I try something it just backfires on me and they… »

I love the show Dirty Jobs on the Discovery Channel.  Actually there are 4 stations that I watch right now CNBC, ESPN, Discovery and The History Channel.  Mike Rowe really makes the show.  He is funny, he is willing to take chances, he loves what he is doing, and he makes some very funny self… »

Why use schedules?  They give us Cues just like an Actor or an Athlete
Your brain sometimes needs a jolt, it needs a cue to tell us to get to work.  Have you ever had one of those moments where you wanted to do something but you just did not know what?  Bloggers out there, have… »

There are two types of schedules that you can adhere to.  Time dependent, and Time Independent, either one will give you more productivity.  Both should give you more time for yourself.
I dealt with two completely different head coaches in two years.  They both had a different way of doing things.
The first said “The kids can’t… »