Be Translucent
“Transparency promotes accountability and provides information for citizens about what their Government is doing.” This is the introductory sentence from the Transparency and Open Government Memorandum...
View ArticleQ&A with Allen Wyke – CTO, CDO and Author
Allen Wyke is a digital media and technology consultant and the founder of Ripple Group. He has over 15 years of direct operational experience in digital media, online advertising, software and...
View ArticleMashed Paretos
Vilfredo Pareto. You may not be familiar with his name, but you’re definitely familiar with the rule named after him: The Pareto Principle, or better known as the 80/20 rule. Pareto was an Italian...
View ArticleDifficult Fun
In one of my first start-ups we decided that we needed a mission statement. Something that we could post on the walls and write on whiteboards around the office. Something that would serve as a...
View ArticleMeeting Mission 22/44
Add a meeting to your Outlook calendar. Google Calendar. iCal. Any scheduling software. The default time block is 30 or 60 minutes. I’m on a mission to change this. The reality of business life...
View ArticleMoney Can’t Buy Me Motivation
Paul McCartney played a sold out show at Fenway Park last week. He’s 71 years old — 7 years beyond the “will you still feed me, will you still need me” age of 64. Even in this era of geezer rock,...
View ArticleNever Spike the Ball
With lightning fast speed, DeSean Jackson broke away from the Dallas defensive backs, caught the pass in stride, and cruised into the endzone for a touchdown. Or at least what looked like a touchdown....
View ArticleBuilding Rapport
A few years ago we decided to renovate the back of our house. It was built in 1903 and needed a major overhaul. This process of finding contractors and getting quotes is always painful. But in our case...
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