Have you seen this Reuters article on how GM is suffering record losses? It's amazing that they attribute GM's slump to "suffering from stalling U.S. auto sales, a slumping housing market and rising oil prices." Gee, last time I checked, for the last...
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Is Love of Counting is the Root of All Evil?
The love of money isn’t the root of all evil; arithmetic is the root of all evil. More specifically, counting. Learn how the Oft Acclaimed management tool of counting stuff just might be destroying your life.
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Is Counting the Root of all Evil?
Click here to listen to this article as a podcast. The love of money isn't the root of all evil; arithmetic is the root of all evil. More specifically, counting. Don't get me wrong; counting was a wonderful invention. It has its uses. We can keep track of kids: "Are...
Overload is built in to our economy. Poor us.
A post popped up on Inspiration Nation discussing the article on Overwhelm I wrote in 2005. If you haven't tried it, I also created a free companion email overload assessment to figure out how many sushi dinners worth of time you're sacrificing to the Great Gods of...
How can we spend more time as our ‘heroic selves’?
Every year, I staff Otherworld, a yearly adventure weekend that lets participants spend a weekend adventuring as their "heroic selves." As a participant, Otherworld was one of my funnest weekends ever. As a staff member, it's been fantastic as well. This year, I was a...
The Eleventh Commandment: Thou Shalt Kill
Amazing. Utterly amazing. The New York Times is reporting that Churches are now attracting teenagers to the church by having "Halo" nights. That's when teenage boys get together and play a videogame that's rated "M" for mature (which means teenagers can't purchase it...
Omigosh, IHOP so totally doesn’t get it
An International House of Pancakes recently opened in Harvard Square. Harvard Square is in the midst of Harvard University, and is populated mainly by college students. It was once a really hip, cool shopping area, and is now occupied almost entirely by banks and huge...
What is personal integrity?
A friend asked: What is personal integrity? Does a person have personal integrity when their personality is integrated, or what? Interesting question. One meaning is that you act congruently with our values, tell the truth as you see it, etc. This is "integrity" n...
From LinkedIn: Is it good business to screw people? Or should I be “nice”?
I’d like to share with you a LinkedIn exchange I had on the topic of whether Being Nice is a good business strategy.
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Is "nice" good business or just wishful thinking?
Click here to hear this article as a podcast. I'd like to share with you a LinkedIn exchange I had on the topic of whether Being Nice is a good business strategy. Questioner Is there power in being nice, with people in general or as a management tool? ... Do you...