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Not Everything Needs a Freaking Strategy

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I’m serious. I spend the better part of my work life framing out strategies, too, trying to provide a guiding and overarching path and plan for doing things. But aside from all of that, there *has* to be room for the unpredictable. The unexpected. The unforeseen. Human connections – if Read more »

How I Pwn* My Inbox At All Times

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My inbox might get crowded on occasion, but it never stays that way. Currently, I have 34 emails in my inbox, all of which are relevant. I get several hundred emails per day, but I’m in control of my email, and I promised someone I’d share my approach. Maybe you’ll Read more »

Four Secrets of the Super Productive

I actually don’t know if I’d be considered super-productive. But I do get asked a bit how I “manage to do it all”. I certainly don’t do it all, and I have my days where I’m woefully behind or buried or overwhelmed. What I DO do, however, is get the Read more »

7 Steps to Executing a Pilot Project

Have you read Switch by Chip and Dan Heath yet? If you haven’t, go over here and order it. (Amazon affiliate link) I’ll hang out. Good? Okay. One of the concepts they talk about that I utterly and completely believe in is the idea of having a “learning phase” for Read more »

The Quest for Firm Answers

I’m finally going to answer some of the questions that have been burning in your mind. The ones that your boss is demanding. The ones you say you aren’t getting from books or blogs or conference sessions. Ready? Where does social media live in the organization? Marketing. How much time Read more »

6 Principles of Selling In Your Project

You have an idea! You’ve thought it through, and you’re excited. You’ve uncovered something that’s really going to help your company or your boss or your client achieve their goals. You want your project to get attention and action. It deserves it, right? Wrong. Having an idea, unfortunately, doesn’t in Read more »

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