Articles And Insights

Keeping WordCamps classy: A call for speaker reviews

We all want to keep our WordCamps classy. Speaker reviews help everyone get better and protect us from certain kinds of presenters.

The Commoditization of Intellect

As things get cheaper, easier and faster to accomplish, it might lead us to despair. But the commoditization of intellect doesn't need to.

Growing your Email List

If you want to grow your email list, you may want to check out one of these two services. See the difference (in real numbers) they make!

Want to improve audience engagement? Try this

Our brains are wired against engagement. They'll pay attention to save your life, but not for a presentation. So how do you improve audience engagement?

This is not your story

This story you find yourself in - It can't hold you. You're the one that decides. If you determine this is not your story, you can change it.

What got you here won’t get you there

Is it ok to just code? Or just be a business person? Sure. Because what got you here won't get you there. So it's time to develop your network.

Saying No to RFPs (The “No” Series)

I am known for saying no a lot. So it's no surprise that you'll find me saying no to RFPs either. Join me in the NO series.

Say No to Overshoot: Avoid the Craftsman Paradigm

If you were building a chair, you'd want it to last forever. But you're not building a chair. So say no to overshoot.

Keep a Journal, Don’t worry about wearing pants

Sure, you could worry about wearing pants. But you don't have to. Not in the new distributed workforce. Here's my review of Scott Berkun's latest book.

How do you learn?

People learn in different ways. But we can all improve how we learn. Here are a couple of learning resources you may want to leverage.