Inner Work to Bring Out Our Best Leadership

Dateline: December 1, 2017 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. Do you ever feel that the more you do the further behind you fall? Lately, work on my plate has piled up so fast that it feels almost impossible to successfully do all that needs to be done.  But a short article in Fast Company, that flashed across my email recently, reminded … [Read more...]

Innovative Ideas From Snapchat

Dateline: February 24, 2017 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. A Fast Company article recently dived into some of the innovative thinking at Snapchat.  Of the many revenue-generating ways Snap has innovated, one caught our attention as worthy of bringing here.  Using their IT, they have found ways to provide value to marketers that also … [Read more...]

Nurturing Your Personal Network

Dateline: April 29, 2016 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. Even busy people need to find time to network; building and nurturing your personal network of contact is done best when you don't need it.  That way, when you need it, it's there and ready for you.  Recently, Fast Company published an insightful article about the 8 Common … [Read more...]

Leadership 101: The Importance of In-Person Meetings

Dateline: October 2, 2015 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. This week's thought comes from a recent blog published at FastCompany.com titled "The Science of When You Need In-Person Communication," by author Laura Vanderkam.  In her article, she suggests, Human beings had little ability to communicate with those who weren’t physically … [Read more...]

Triaging A Bad Work Environment

Dateline: February 27, 2015 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. Have you noticed a drop in productivity lately? Does the work environment seem more stressful than usual?  Are more of your staff members quitting than the usual flow dictates? In a recent article at Fast Company nicely summarized 3 Steps to Recognize a Poisonous Office … [Read more...]

Google’s Role for Managers

Dateline: December 20, 2013 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. This week we look at a recent Harvard Business Review article by Professor David Garvin, which was commented on by Drake Baer at Fast Company.  The topic is the role of managers at Google, who famously eliminated managers in an effort to be flat, encourage innovation and … [Read more...]

KISS- Keeping it Simple

Two recent Fast Company posts by contributor Drake Baer, reminded me of the criticality of simplicity. Baer built his thoughts on The Simplicity Thesis , an article written about a year ago by Aaron Levie, the CEO and co-founder of Box).  His first blog was about the importance of keeping products simple.  Baer writes, Since the mass market is so massive, your product needs to be massively … [Read more...]

Big Data Goes Mobile

Dateline: May 17, 2013 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. Last week we discussed analytics and the blocks many organizations face as they move up the analytics maturity curve.  This week we look at the benefits of combining big data and mobile. Cameron Clayton of the Weather Company outlines how companies can harness data via mobile in his … [Read more...]