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Hope is a strategy This is not a post about sales methodology. This is a post about hope. I remember quite clearly walking into the office of a struggling startup as their new Vice President of Sales. Among the detritus of downsizing, the empty cubicles, extra chairs and office equipment was a bookshelf. On this …
What is innovation? Why do you care? People often talk about innovation as thinking “outside the box”. There’s some truth to that. Innovation is very topical right now in the business world. If you Google “Innovation Questions” the first two hits will be an article from Forbes and an article from Harvard Business Review. I …
Programming workouts into your Garmin device If you are in a structured training program sometimes it’s easier to program your workout into your running watch. I have a Garmin 310XT. This is your basic Garmin device. It’s a bulked up version of the tried and true 205 and 305 series. It’s waterproof, has heart rate, …
All I want is a #$%&! Decent salad! Can’t we innovate our way out of this fast food mess? Every day I struggle with the tradeoff between the need to eat healthy and the logistics of eating healthy. I wrote a post last week in one of the business groups I’m in on LinkedIn about …
Fierce Conversations Many good things I’m a book hoarder. I read a lot but I can’t keep up with the rate at which I acquire books. I’ll routinely have 5-10 recommended books sitting in a pile mocking me. It’s like trying to bail the ocean with a teaspoon. There are so many good works of …
