Archive of posts from July 2020

Riches On The Journey

Bezos makes over $3,000 per second. Many Amazon workers earn poverty wages. What can we learn from this?

Beyond Brand Identity

Knowing who you are is important. Same is true for your company, that’s what your brand identity is for.

Up Down Left Right A Start

It sounds like the start of a cheat code for a game, doesn’t it?

Maintaining Focus

Like new toys?

The Market Doesn’t Shrink

We hear a lot about how the market is shrinking due to COVID.

A Business Case For Not Being A Jerk

Heard of “dark patterns”?

Narrative & Product

What’s your story?

Paint The Back Of The Fence

What does “painting the back of the fence” look like for you?

Communication Over Tools

Tools are cool.

Judge Creators

“Download Now”, “opt-in”, “it’ll be worth it.”

The Cost Of Not Knowing Your Manifesto

What is the cost of not knowing the manifesto behind your body of work?

Things Won’t Always Be This Way

What do you believe about success and failure?

No Tech Skills Required

Why is this appealing?

Interpretation & Emulation

Which should your work do?

Talking Over You

I closed a brokerage account.

A Case For Quality

Got an iPhone, Mac, or iPad?

Imperfect Setups

Do you and those you work alongside produce the same work as everyone else in the market?

The Design For The Job

Minimalist interfaces. Slick animations. We like this stuff.

The Way Tools Feel

While one of our teams shopped for an additional tool to use in their operations today, I noticed a curious pattern in preferences:

The Way You Tell Your Story

“The project wasn’t successful because our competitors didn’t play fair.”

Better Than Passion

“Do work you’re passionate about” is a common mantra in the workplace.

Achieve More By Not Being Dumb

If you pull an all-nighter, do you get more done?

Avoid Opinion Neutrality

When I say “Unilever”, what do you think?

They’ll Steal, That’s Fine

Your ideas, your work, these are things that people will steal… if you’re lucky.

The Disease Is The Cure

We know vaccines contain the very thing they vaccinate us from. What about other problems we experience in our pursuit of meaningful bodies of work?

Your Selfish Secret

Earned authority enables good people to help other good people move forward in life.

Connecting With Ideal Clients

How do you connect with your ideal clients online?

Just Start

“I don’t have time to blog.”

New Tools

Like new tools?

The Opposite of Practice

What makes a sportsperson achieve greatness?

Slices Of Belief

Would you like to buy this product?