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Michael Hyatt, former CEO and current Chairman of Thomas Nelson Publishers (largest Christian publishing company in the world) shares why vision is more important than strategy. He shares his story about how as a manager, he took the least profitable division of the company and turned it completely around. A key excerpt: > For example, […]
Is going to a conference (SXSW, FOWD, AEA, Catalyst, Q, MAX, etc) about education, professional networking, or is it a good excuse for work to pay for a vacation? Â Some of us might answer “All of the above!” And most of us would agree with that gutsy answer. I’d argue that if you are going […]
Jason Fried’s TED talk on why the office is often the least productive work place of all. Most people, when asked when or where their most productive work times and spaces are, mention a host of places EXCEPT NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS AT THE OFFICE. The simple yet brilliant question that follows then is, why do […]
At the panel discussion I participated in at the NRB Convention, I was asked to explain why Desiring God pulled out broadcasting its radio program to distribute content via the Internet. The debate is still (three years later!) a hot one, and one that was made before my time. So I’ll point you to DG’s […]
This weekend I was honored with the privilege of speaking at the NRB Convention with DJ Chuang and Bob Lepine. Our session was a discussion panel on the way “New Media” (blogs, social networking, etc) can be used together with “Old Media” (TV, Radio, print news, etc). I was particularly excited about this opportunity because […]
A couple weeks ago at the Gospel Coalition Conference, I was fortunate to attend the Band of Bloggers lunch and hear some high profile bloggers speak a bit about different aspects of blogging as a Christian. For some reason, I couldn’t help but think of what I might share, given such an opportunity. What follows […]
ideasonideas: How to disarm 10 difficult client observations/requests. Great responses to horrible requests.
Best Practices For Bulletproof E-Mail Delivery teaches us how to make sure our e-mails don’t accidentally get caught by spam filters.
I’m a little late on this: Recap: Becoming an Email Ninja | 43 Folders “Ah, yes, email. The remarkable tool that was meant to simplify our lives and liberate vast deposits of time and attention now has every person I know on the run. There’s too freaking much of it and most of us lack […]
The guys from the Web 2.0 reveal their secrets on How to Podcast with Skype. I disagree with their mic choices, but everything else is solid.
D. Keith Robinson posted about Web design skills of a successful Web designer. His list: General Communication Interpersonal Communication Problemsolving Patience Adaptibility Information Architecture for the Web Visual Design Programming Web Development Writing Project Management I agree, for the most part, with his list. I wanted to take a crack at my own, from a […]
UIWeb had an interesting article about giving and receiving criticism. This looks to be useful in many areas besides Web design as well. Synopsis: Assumptions bad critics make There is one universal and objective measure of how good and bad anything is. That the critic is in sole possession of the skill in making these […]