Monthly Archives: June 2015

5 Clever Business Lessons From The Sport Of Orienteering

Ever heard of Orienteering? Orienteering is an outdoor sport where you have to figure out where to go based on figuring out where you are. Running a business in today is a lot like Orienteering. I figure there are Orienteering lessons [...]

5 Clever Business Lessons From The Sport Of Orienteering

Brainstorming: Sponge Versus Sieve

One of the reasons we find brainstorming intimidating is that some people are better than others in squeezing ideas out of their heads. These people - while amazing because they seem to have magical powers and some conduit to divine inspiration [...]

Brainstorming: Sponge Versus Sieve

Productive or Active?

This sticky note has been stuck to my computer monitor for a while. Now I have a smaller note that states "busy ≠ productive." Often we're merely active in what we're doing. Activity feels busy. But it's not necessarily productive. Are [...]

Productive or Active?

Participants versus Attendees

I don't think I've shared this story with you. One of my great bosses at Starbucks marketing used the expression, "The price of admission is participation." What she meant was, if you want the privilege of being in the meetings the [...]

Participants versus Attendees
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