What Phrase Best Describes Your Business Persona?
I launched this new blog a couple of weeks ago. I’ve gotten a lot of feedback, mostly positive. However, one thing I got a lot of negative…
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How to Kick-off the Year Right
Last week, I wrote about how I spent the last few weeks of December working through our strategic plan for FY2015. As I started the…
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Just Pick Up the F*#@ing Phone
Like most people, I send dozens of emails a day. Pretty much anything that I work on can be dealt with using email. But is…
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Six Things I Want to Teach My Dog About Work
Dharmesh Shah recently wrote a blog post about the lessons of entrepreneurship that he wants to teach his son called “12 Things I Want to Teach my…
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Change One Word and Improve Your Conversations
A very wise person taught me an important lesson several years ago: Rather than saying “but”, try saying “and” instead. I remember when I first heard…
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5 Reasons You Must Repeat Your Strategy
Every great company or organization should have a high-level strategy that can be explained in two minutes or less. A company’s strategy is the blueprint…
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Tell Me What You Do Want
For many years, I’ve frequented a hot dog diner in Natick, MA called “Casey’s Diner.” I first discovered Casey’s about six months after I moved…
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But I Haven’t Met You Yet
In this day and age, I’m often introduced to people via email. An email introduction from someone I know and respect holds a lot of…
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How to Write Great Email Subject Lines
Like many people, I gets lots and lots of email everyday. I spend several hours a day in my email inbox, and consequently I see…
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Completely Disconnected: A Tech-Free Week
By the time you read this, I’m a few days into the one week of the year that I try to completely disconnect from all…
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