Who Owns the Pricing?
A frequent discussion in product management circles is: Who owns product prices at the time of sale? When Sales is negotiating a deal, and it’s …
Philosophy
Cleaning Up Nasty Messes
What do you do?
It is a popular question. You hear it at networking events. Pops up in email from contacts that were perhaps not updated frequently enough. From friends. Even your Pastor.
For me, I enjoy having my finger in many pies, wearing many hats. It does not matter where I am in an organization, horizontally or hierarchically. I tend to do the same thing: I fix problems.
Or, I did :). Now, I realize I clean up messes…
Constraints Add Color to Your Life
Simply having constraints can improve your creativity, challenge you to do your best. In the case of an automatic camera, removing the automation serves to sharpen your focus on getting the picture right.
What constraints do you set before yourself? Which constraints in your life, perhaps placed there with intent, make your life more colorful, more rewarding as a result?
Do You Artificially Constrain Yourself?
Moments, free of distraction, allow our minds to wander freely. The tortoise part of our brain crawls out of its shell. Unfortunately, even when we think we are thinking freely and without constraints, we are not.
My most creative moments come when there is great peace around me. If writing is the focus, my favorite times are…
Your Followers: Quality vs. Quantity
A never-ending question: What are your thoughts about Quality vs. Quantity of Followers? Should I focus on quality, or number of Twitter, Facebook, Google+, or other network followers?
In a word: Don’t.