Will you miss them if they leave? (Call for linchpins)
If you know someone who does great work, who brings passion and humanity with them instead of leaving it at the door of the factory, I’d like to help you celebrate them. Read on for three ways you can do...Will you miss them if they leave? (Call for linchpins) is a post from: RoosterMoon Publishing
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Don Quijote didn’t ship
Society makes heroes out of entrepreneurs and adventurers that tilt at windmills and succeed. Napster slays the music industry! Twitter comes out of nowhere! The thing about taking on the biggest giants is that most of the time (so often...Don Quijote didn’t ship is a post from: RoosterMoon Publishing
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Bad behavior
Bad behavior and irrational decisions are almost always caused by fear. If you want to change the behavior, address the fear. And yet we don't. Instead, we impose an embargo or throw someone in prison. We put a letter in...Bad behavior is a post from: RoosterMoon Publishing
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Mentoring, platforms and taking a leap
How much support does someone need (or get, or deserve, you pick) before they ship their art? The fearful lizard brain demands reassurance and coaching and even a push before it is quiet enough to permit us to do the...Mentoring, platforms and taking a leap is a post from: RoosterMoon Publishing
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“Powerpoint makes us stupid”–these bullets can kill
The US Army reports that misuse of Powerpoint (in other words, using Powerpoint the way most people use it, the way it was designed to be used) is a huge issue. I first wrote a popular short free ebook about...“Powerpoint makes us stupid”–these bullets can kill is a post from: RoosterMoon Publishing
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In search of a jealous chipmunk
You won't find one, so don't waste your time. Chipmunks, wolves and other wild animals rarely get jealous. The number one emotion among wild animals isn't vanity or happiness: it's fear. Fear is everywhere in the animal kingdom, because fear...In search of a jealous chipmunk is a post from: RoosterMoon Publishing
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Incoming!
Perhaps the biggest change in your worklife is one that snuck up on you. Every morning, before you even take off your slippers, there's a pile of incoming work. You might not think of it as work, because it doesn't...Incoming! is a post from: RoosterMoon Publishing
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You rock
This is deceptive. You don't rock all the time. No one does. No one is a rock star, superstar, world-changing artist all the time. In fact, it's a self-defeating goal. You can't do it. No, but you might rock five...You rock is a post from: RoosterMoon Publishing
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Naming tool of the week
Oleg points us to http://wordoid.com/ It's a conjugator, brainstorming and domain finder, all in one. Nicely done. I've done a few posts on naming to help you get started. Here's an old one too. And while I'm sharing links, here's...Naming tool of the week is a post from: RoosterMoon Publishing
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It’s easier to teach compliance than initiative
Compliance is simple to measure, simple to test for and simple to teach. Punish non-compliance, reward obedience and repeat. Initiative is very difficult to teach to 28 students in a quiet classroom. It's difficult to brag about in a school...It’s easier to teach compliance than initiative is a post from: RoosterMoon Publishing
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