Business Process Improvement

Practicing effective communication is an excellent way to get more done with less effort.

You know this, right? When someone calls you up for a reference check and you do anything short of saying they're unbelievable (they provided your name after all), it's not being borderline neutral. Neutral is the new negative with reference...

By Barry Stern Part Three: In this third and final video blog series featuring Julie Clow, former Googler and author of the recently published book The Work Revolution: Freedom and Excellence for All, we’ll take two quick peaks behind the Google...

I was cleaning out some stuff in my office because we are moving from our apartment in Houston into a Loft and I am downsizing the amount of "stuff in boxes" I will take to the new digs. I have...

Lousy leaders expect others to adapt to them. They’re rigid and bossy. If you expect others to adapt to you, get over yourself. Failure to adapt to others frustrates everyone, including yourself. L...

Should activities such as reading and lecture be done outside the classroom and interactive exercises and discussion be done inside the classroom?

The number of self-employed people reached another record high over the last quarter. 4.2 million people are now working for themselves. This is becoming a monthly occurrence which is perhaps why i...

In Western Society, we’re big on jumping into action. Sometimes it leads to big things too.  At other times though, chaos is our only reward for leaping into busy work before spending any time at a...

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Siri was how I justified upgrading my iPhone. I haven’t used Siri once since I upgraded. I have never regretted my purchase, and will gladly recommend my phone to others. I use it to chat, text, ch...

A fresh and brief take on a leader’s need for perspective...

Should activities such as reading and lecture be done outside the classroom and interactive exercises and discussion be done inside the classroom?