by People underestimate how much other people think like they do. As a person who creates things, one of the scariest questions I can ask someone…
As a consultant with a small business, I carefully stock my toolbox of what I can do. I invest in learning skills that could help…
Only a few major decisions separate a boring conference from a spectacular one. When done well, a conference can feel like a real gathering of…
It's only been 10 days since perhaps the last presidential election of my life. Kidding! Oof, it's been a rough one. Lots of people are still reeling from last week's news while the drum of daily bad news begins to spin up again. Like the last time that guy won,…
I'm writing this in the days after the election, processing it with more dismay than shock. The outcome felt inevitable for months but I held a small hope that voters would reject him a second time. The problems people fear won't disappear on their own. And the things I fear…
I drew knowledge from a lot of folks before I started my own business. These conversations helped me feel like this undertaking was possible at a time when I had my doubts. One afternoon, my mentor asked me, "When you start your business, what are you going to call yourself?"…
This post is not about the election. Organizations, for- and nonprofit alike, are averse to risk. Humans have self-preservation on the brain and our organizations are extensions of ourselves. This means that most people see risk to a company as a threat to their livelihood. These companies came to be…
People underestimate how much other people think like they do. As a person who creates things, one of the scariest questions I can ask someone is, "so... what did you think?" I'm not afraid of negative feedback so much as I am of feedback on something I don't want. So…
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