Apr 23, 2012 | Business and Entrepreneurship
What you see is not all there is It’s late on a Saturday night, and I feel a slight pull to go out, to put down my notebooks, to wander outside and do the “going out” thing I sometimes like to do. I feel the tug, the urge to walk down to the local...
Apr 2, 2012 | Business and Entrepreneurship
But with all this speed, we start wobbling. Making mistakes. Not seeing where we’re actually going. And too often, I see entrepreneurs and business owners prioritize speed over depth. Is it better to go fast, or to go far? Speed and consistency are two separate...
Mar 26, 2012 | Business and Entrepreneurship, Crafting Your Career
What is the future of work? How about the future of education? Across the news, education reform and the way we learn seem to be undergoing a slow overhaul–or it still desperately needs one. The future of work is constantly shifting as we untangle ourselves...
Mar 19, 2012 | Business and Entrepreneurship
“The more sure we are, the more likely we are to suffer an illusion.” – Jerry Weinberg Why do automobiles have brakes? To stop, right? To stop. That’s one answer. Is there another answer? I heard this on the radio recently, and I jotted it down...
Mar 12, 2012 | Business and Entrepreneurship, Crafting Your Career, Professional Development
What is your job? Or, more importantly, what is your job not? One evening, late on a Friday night, I asked myself what I was accomplishing, and what I was achieving. Who am I working for? What’s the bigger picture? How am I making this happen? Sometimes, to...
Mar 2, 2012 | Business and Entrepreneurship
I’m on a slow retreat, one in which I escape–although not completely–from the working world. I’m taking a long weekend in Catalina, off the coast of southern California, to spend time with my family, catch up on writing, and slow down on the...
