Connecting the dots of life and business

Twitter has been referenced as a waste of time, pithy non-sense and a time suck.  However, it’s best description for my use is drinking from a fire hose.  There are so many people typing so much information and even with just 140 characters it can be hard to manage.  I’ve written before about my struggles [...]

We successfully filled a tech position a month ago and looking back on that process, I now see what top traits we MUST have in any employee.  I know people talk about experience, education and training, but there’s more to sort through with quality candidates than what’s on the resume. Since we’re now actively seeking sales [...]

Lately I’ve been running with my brother and my nephew, but last night I ran by myself.   With an iPod full of tunes, my RoadID and my watch, I navigated the neighborhood on a nice, cool night.  I regularly peeked at the minutes to see if I was speeding up and calculating what pace [...]

Most of us spend a majority of our waking hours working because we’re required or we voluntarily choose to labor.  Some even consider their work as part (sometimes too great) of their personal identity. There’s no question during this economic downturn business can be very serious.  Just recently, I’ve heard work compared to war, a [...]

In mid-September, my friend Landon was thrown a surprise birthday party.  He’s very much a details guy (try playing him in any game and you’ll see) so I thought he’d probably catch wind of the party.  However, he arrived to a rousing crowd and no one leaked the news.  He was stunned and later said [...]