The 3 Methods to Increase Profitability
Almost every business has the same goal – to increase profitability, however many organizations find this to be the most challenging aspect of business simply because there isn’t one answer. They tend to either over-complicate or over-simplify their approach when in...
3 Lessons from Delivering a TED Talk
I recently delivered a TED Talk and afterward I asked myself “What did I learn from the experience?” It was a reflective question and it reminded me that even as a presenter, it’s easy to be so focused on delivering our content that we forget that no matter what side...
Are you a dinosaur leading your company to extinction?
First, let me start off by saying that your age (thankfully) has nothing to do with being a dinosaur in the workplace – it’s all about your attitude. Recently I attended a seminar about the future of online learning. The seminar included several speakers from...
Are you a tourist, amateur or expert?
When I evaluate an individual’s skill level, I find that they fall into one of three categories: a tourist, amateur or expert. Like many things in life, it may be tempting to want to be an expert in everything, but each of these are vastly different and it is...
Are shiny objects draining your productivity?
Have you ever looked at the clock and realized that it’s nearly the end of the day and you still haven’t completed anything? Many people can be prone to what I like to call “chasing shiny objects” and very little gets done when you find yourself on this winding road....
Tackling a Big Hairy Project
Every organization has large problems to solve which are managed by Project Leaders and their teams who work hard to come up with impressive solutions. What they often find however, is their proposed solution has turned into a “big, hairy project”. When beginning a...
The Evolution of Learning
Where are you on the evolutionary scale? Take for instance this article, today there are numerous devices that you can view it on, but at one time, the only option was paper. It’s no secret that today’s world is drastically different than it was only a few...
How are you using your data?
Data is becoming easier to access, quicker to analyze, and cheaper to store. As a result, it provides incredible opportunities for organizations to see things from completely different perspectives. However, with an endless amount of data so readily available, a new...
