Archive of posts from October 2019

Daily Post #0689 • October 31 2019 • Craft

What Gmail And Malnutrition Have In Common

Work being done to address global malnutrition has seen tremendous progress in recent years. Deaths under 4 have halved from 12 million to 6 million between 1990 and 2017. The next 20 years, as outlined at the 2019 Professor Hawking Fellowship Lecture in Cambridge, is incredibly promising.

Daily Post #0688 • October 30 2019 • Narrative

Taxis, Busses And Chauffeurs

Every business is one of these three things. Which is yours?

Daily Post #0687 • October 29 2019 • Experience

You’re My Client Too

If I buy something from you, am I your client, or are you mine?

Daily Post #0686 • October 28 2019 • Experience

Your Product Or Service Isn’t The Point

I mean, people are buying things they need, but hopefully that’s not all you have on offer.

Daily Post #0685 • October 27 2019 • Experience

The Services You Don’t Know You Offer

The services you don’t know you offer aren’t truly services until you treat them as such:

Daily Post #0684 • October 26 2019 • Experience

Exactly What I Was Looking For

How often do you find yourself saying this?

Daily Post #0683 • October 25 2019 • Momentum

The Weaknesses You Don’t Know You Have

We all have them.

Daily Post #0682 • October 24 2019 • Craft

The Problem With Your Skills

…Is that you think improving them is all that’s needed.

Daily Post #0681 • October 23 2019 • Craft

They’ll Do Wonderful Things

“Give people wonderful tools, and they’ll do wonderful things” – Apple Inc.

Daily Post #0680 • October 22 2019 • Resilience

What Nobody Can Take Away From You

These things can’t be taken away from you, if you remember what lies beneath:

Daily Post #0679 • October 21 2019 • Craft

Getting More Done Without Hacks

Ever find yourself reading about “life hacks”?

Daily Post #0678 • October 20 2019 • Craft

Getting What You Ordered

We always – only – get what we order:

Daily Post #0677 • October 19 2019 • Narrative

Anticomfort

Doing the right thing isn’t usually very comfortable.

Daily Post #0676 • October 18 2019 • Experience

We Need You To Do It

There are some things you can delegate.

Daily Post #0675 • October 17 2019 • Craft

Mediocrity vs Creativity

Creativity might not work.

Daily Post #0674 • October 16 2019 • Craft

Where Are You ‘Out Of Order’?

“I can’t do that.” “That scares me.”

Daily Post #0673 • October 15 2019 • Craft

Just Be Thankful For The Day

Just because you’re brilliant, doesn’t mean you’ll only have good days.

Daily Post #0672 • October 14 2019 • Experience

Things Worth Getting By Email

Not many things are worth getting by email.

Daily Post #0671 • October 13 2019 • Narrative

Why Should We Believe You?

You know those things you claim on your website?

Daily Post #0670 • October 12 2019 • Narrative

To Be Everywhere

“How to get you get to be everywhere”?

Daily Post #0669 • October 11 2019 • Experience

If You’ve Never Done Marketing Before

How do you spot someone who’s never done marketing before?

Daily Post #0668 • October 10 2019 • Experience

Do You Pay The Meddler Tax?

What is your job description?

Daily Post #0667 • October 09 2019 • Experience

Technology, Trust and Libra

Libra is a pretty good idea.

Daily Post #0666 • October 08 2019 • Craft

How We Choose To Support Other Companies

Anyone paying for a magazine or music subscription?

Daily Post #0665 • October 07 2019 • Momentum

Sunk Costs Sink Your Best Work

“This time, this will work…”

Daily Post #0664 • October 06 2019 • Momentum

Are These Results Acceptable To You?

We’re all familiar with the phrase, “What got us here won’t get us there.”

Daily Post #0663 • October 05 2019 • Narrative

Wizards vs Gurus

Which should your company be seen as: a guru… or a wizard?

Daily Post #0662 • October 04 2019 • Craft

There Is No Bad

If your company has a cause, it needs a guard, too.

Daily Post #0661 • October 03 2019 • Experience

Which Taxi Would You Take?

Two taxis pull up to pick you up. Which do you take?

Daily Post #0660 • October 02 2019 • Craft

The Changes You Can’t Manage

We all say we like change.

Daily Post #0659 • October 01 2019 • Craft

The Most Important Thing To Do Right Now

Do you know what the most important thing to do right now is?

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