Run a product or business? Do your best work when no one’s watching
If you’ve a product to sell or market, your fate is usually not decided in a team meeting or based…
Category: teamwork
The Journey of a Team
Apprehension. Confusion. Doubt. A glimmer of hope. Progress. Encouragement. A setback. Learning. Lessons. Unity. Transformation. One. Team. Clarity. Growth. A…
Lessons Learned from US Soccer’s Strong Leadership
Leadership is toughest when everyone’s against you. When times are challenging, and the naysayers get vocal, this is when you…
eBook: How Do Brands Win Business
Friends, Product marketers, business owners, customer service reps, product managers, marketers: It’s been a lifelong dream of mine to publish…
Create your MJ Moment
When Michael Jordan was in his prime, it was magical to watch him dominate a game. Defenders would try and…
The Work From Home Manifesto
No traffic. No commute. Lunch with the family. Flexibility. Minimal distractions. I’ve been working from home for the past year…
How to make airports more efficient
You stare at your watch. Why didn’t I leave earlier? This car can’t go fast enough. You make a quick…
What 3 behaviors repel visitors from your conference booth?
I recently attended a conference and noticed a few behaviors that I don’t think are conducive to maximizing one’s investment…
5 ways to stay engaged at work
The alarm clock beeps and it’s time for another day at work. Stumbling out of bed, you shake sleep from…
Life lessons from a pint-size soccer pitch
I was nervous. It was soccer game day for teams named Tigers, Kickers, Dolphins, Yellowjackets. I’d hung up my soccer…
How NOT to introduce someone to your team
A manager hires a new worker and can’t wait to get her started. He gets her settled in her new…
It’s the people that count
I’ve been around more product launches/refreshes/reworks than I can remember. Each experience introduces its own unique pitfalls and opportunities. Throughout…
Customer Mistake: When someone wants to do business with you, don’t push him aside.
You run into a friend into the grocery store; a perfectly timed reunion that always makes both parties feel better.…
A lesson in demotivating your employees
Don’t you hate it when you are not free? Don’t you hate it when you are not in control?Don’t you…
Becoming a better person (or leader) is a process not an event.
Final step: Becoming a better person (or leader) is a process not an event. We’ve all been there. It is…
Follow up with People to Get Better
Let’s say you are a project manager at work. You missed a few key technical components for a project mid-stream.…