Before the regular post, a bit of housekeeping. I’m getting married tomorrow and then heading off for a honeymoon where I’ll be largely off the grid. I’ve scheduled posts to go out during that time and social media blasts to announce them, but in case things get weird, know that the ship is on auto-pilot….
First things first. I’d like to thank the folks who submitted “Ask Erik” questions (I’m thinking I might need to come up with a title that’s not as lame — iterate all the things!) I’m pleased with the results so far, and early returns on my hypothesis look good. Interestingly, I received more than one question…
It’s easy to wince when someone uses the term “resource” to describe a human being. At least, it is until you’re desensitized to the word being thrown around in a business context. After that, I think it’s a subtle form of signaling. But I’ll get back to that in a minute. Let’s do a thought exercise,…
Rest assured, there is a list of tricks that you can use in meetings later in this post. But, before you get to the buzzfeed portion, please indulge me for a few paragraphs that will help determine whether you’re the sort of person that really wants to take this advice. A while back, I took…
On the heels of the product kata post, I’m going to double down on the “ship something for money” advice. There’s no time to lose. Valuable, profitable seconds of your life are ticking by, and you’re missing out. Surely you’re aware of the concept of compound interest? In case you’re not, suffice it to say…
