Cracking the Code of Networking: Givers, Takers, and Protectors
I’ve been going to networking events for years, first as a way to build my career and then as a way to build my business. For some, this may sound like hell on earth. I prefer to think of it...
Remembering Dad, 35 Years Later
I was startled this morning when I read an email about someone remembering my dad, who died over 35 years ago:"...in Boston last week, there was a conversation about old time calculators and early computers and some else there said....I...
Have We Become a Society of Driveling, Rude, Multi-tasking, Automatons?
Factoids and observations over the last month have led me to wonder where modern society is headed: Heard on NPR, teenagers send or receive an average of 2,272 text messages per month. That's nearly 80 per day. I can only...
What If Your Idea is No Good, Misinformed, or Driven By Ego?
I recently tweeted that there is a danger in turning an idea into a movement. This was in response to a friend of mine who had tweeted a famous line from the song, Alice's Restaurant, "three people makes an organization."...
Daniel Pink on What Really Motivates People and The Importance of Service and Persistence
I admit it. I'm biased. Anything that Dan Pink writes or speaks on, I usually agree with. It's no different with this TED talk he gave this summer on the mismatch between what social scientists know about motivation and how...
Dramaturgy and Infomaniacs
Has it really been six months since I've posted here? My apologies for the sporadic blogging--it's a pet peeve of mine to start something and not continue with it. While I haven't written about boundary crossing recently, the topic continues...
Back to School Time
Back-to-school time is bittersweet. Yes, we celebrate a new year, the start of the next adventure. And with a new start, there's also an ending. For weeks now, I've been reminded of endings and beginnings, of the rituals that mark...
Sept 8, Denver Social Entrepreneurship Event
This is short notice but for those in the Denver/Boulder area, here's a great panel on social entrepreneurship, sponsored by the Rockies Venture Club. The moderator (Larry Nelson) and facilitator (Chris Pelley) are both friends and passionate entrepreneurs and one...