My Open Letter to Twitter
To the good people at Twitter, I have one thing to say: Know and accept who you are!
I say this because of your recent decision to begin placing ads on your Twitter sites. I know you’ve stated that you won’t put ads on Twitter.com, but I believe that like I believe Ralph Nader has a real shot at the White House. Money talks in business and if your test runs in Japan and elsewhere show some promising signs of bringing in the dough, I am sure we are going to see some backtracking that would make Deion Sanders proud.
Posted Mon Sep 8, 2008
The Key to Managing Creatives: Flexibilty
Let no one think that flexibility and a predisposition to compromise is a sign of weakness or a sell-out. - Paul Kagame
Posted Wed Sep 3, 2008
The Courage to Make a Decision Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide. - Napoleon Bonaparte
Here at FastCompany.com, we discuss leadership and its application on business. We realize leadership is applicable in all areas of life and many of the ideas and skills we talk about can be used outside the workplace. But out of all the leadership skill we discuss, the ability to make a decision is the most important.
Posted Tue Aug 26, 2008
Does (RED) Hurt Philanthropy? Let me first say that I believe that the (RED) program is great. It has done great things, raised a lot of money and awareness, but I have to ask if it hasn’t done some harm as well.
Posted Fri Aug 15, 2008
Smart Brainstorming with Kluster Here at FastCompany.com, we run across a lot of innovative software and technology, so much so that you can become jaded if you aren’t careful. So when I come across a new piece of technology that I think is really timely, cool and awesome, I definitely want to spread the word. Kluster is one such product.
Posted Fri Aug 15, 2008
Manager Know Thyself: Identifying your Strengths and Weaknesses for Better or Worse
One of the hardest things to do in life is to be completely honest with yourself about yourself. It requires total truthfulness about strengths and weakness regardless of how those revelations make us feel about ourselves. Nevertheless, as entrepreneurs, it’s probably our greatest weapon in putting together a great team of people to build our vision into a viable company.
Posted Tue Aug 12, 2008
Just Fine Being The Bad Guy
You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life. - Winston Churchill
Posted Wed Aug 6, 2008
Motivation: The Most Overrated Managerial Skill Ever
I am certainly not one of those who need to be prodded. In fact, if anything, I am the prod. - Winston Churchill
After a few years as an entrepreneur, manager and project manager, I have developed a tried and true system for hiring people.
Posted Mon Aug 4, 2008
