Archive for February, 2009
Management is a tricky responsibility. Erica Burnett wrote to me: “There are only two ways in which companies achieve greatness: by tyranny and by teamwork. The former won’t keep the valuable people around for too long — they’ll move on to a better opportunity. But the latter will ensure that people invest themselves in your [...]
I’ve always been a car guy and last week I headed out to the Dallas Auto Show to check out the new stuff. I grew up in a General Motors family - my dad always drove a GM or Chevy truck and my mom had a Suburban and later an Oldsmobile and a Buick. I’ve [...]
February 7th and 8th I was in Long Beach for the BIL Conference. If you’ve never heard of BIL, it’s a free, open event held alongside TED. If you’ve never heard of TED, it stands for “Technology, Entertainment, and Design,” is very exclusive, very expensive, and brings in some incredibly intelligent people. Anyway, BIL is [...]
I’ve had an online presence of my own for nearly a decade. I’ve preached to my clients about fresh content and how it helps search engine rankings and keeps users coming back. Part of that preaching includes creating a blog and updating regularly with relevant content. The weird thing is, I never followed my own [...]