Have you ever spent a lot of time and energy trying to transform your situation into what you think it should be, but everyone keeps doing what they have always done? You could be trying to convince people to follow a process, use a tool, improve how they work or even just fix something. Even […]
December 21, 2012
Mission for today: have some fun at work Teams that play together, stay together. Whether it is Halloween, the last business day before the Christmas break, or a random Thursday afternoon why not have a little fun once in awhile? Some simple things you can do: Play cards Play board games Play video games – […]
December 20, 2012
Mission for today: have coffee with someone new. If you have been with your company or your team for a while, you have probably developed your own social circle. These are the people with whom you talk about the weekend or share photos of your children or pets. You probably take your coffee or lunch […]
December 15, 2012
For the past three days on Twitter, I have been tweeting a Mission For Today, asking my followers to do one positive thing at work. With the holiday season, it’s a small way to create some good cheer around the office and to keep up your own morale during this busy time. If you missed […]
October 19, 2012
Working on an intense project is hard work but in the end it is worth it when you know your team will ship something of which you will all be proud. After each milestone, it is very important to remember to take time to renew or “sharpen the saw” as Stephen Covey wrote in The […]
September 30, 2012
At the beginning of the innovation funnel, concept development is the most creative and exciting stage of new product development. As discussed in one of my early blog posts, it is critical to have an understanding of what the product will be before rushing off and trying to build it. But what do you do […]
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January 10, 2013
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