Wait a Minute A few weeks ago I went to lunch with someone I had only met via email. Our relationship was at best tenuous. He had come on like gangbusters. I had made it clear I wasn’t going … [Read more...]
Critical Skill 4: Part 1-Process Models
Don’t Fear the Process I was at a company where the core competencies were the highest I’ve ever seen. In three seconds, we could strategize where to sit in a meeting to make it more productive. We … [Read more...]
How to Make Everyone and Everything Nicer Without Lifting a Finger
Find the Answer in You Want to do a nice thing for your friends? Here’s how to make everyone and everything nicer without even lifting a finger. Close your eyes. Unplug. Untie. Relax. Turn off … [Read more...]
Ideas in Your Refrigerator
You Know You’re Procrastinating When . . . . . . cleaning the refrigerator takes on a new and miraculous sense of urgency with a heavenly glow. Go ahead give in and do it, but don’t lose to … [Read more...]
Introducing Cottontimer
SOB Directory Entry: Cottontimer by Hsien-Hsien Lei Type: Personal Blog by Professional Blogger who Smiles Cottontimer, aka Hsien-Hsien Lei, is a professional blogger writing about science, health, … [Read more...]
Life, an Onion, and Social Networking
about life on the Internet and an onion. Once a friend gave me a metaphor of the world as an onion. Life in the comment box is what my friend called Layer 17. “Imagine that life is like an … [Read more...]
My First Big Failure and What It Meant …
about my first big failure and what it meant When I was in my 20s, I lost my job. The guy who said good-bye, my boss, did it in the nicest way. He talked about territory restructuring and other … [Read more...]
One Question, One Answer
You Might Recall Tully said on the phone last night that people do things and then sort of hold their breath waiting to see whether Liz would let this one go through . . . Oh no!!! I did it … [Read more...]
Pretty Is . . . Do You Make Assumptions?
You Sure Have It Easy What’s pretty? Do you make assumptions? Do you think you don’t? Listen in. This video stayed with me. Not Pretty Really People are people. customers, bosses, parents, … [Read more...]
Seriously: Why NOT to Be a Thought Leader
Before You Begin, Know This Three thoughts collided in my head this morning. The first was the start of my third year on this blog. The second was that the Google algorithm change returned this … [Read more...]
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