What Google Looks For In A New Hire
A friend of mine recently interviewed with Google. Besides the fact that they get something like 16,000 resumes a day, I was intrigued by these questions that my friend was asked in the interviewing process: Have you ever started a...
Don’t Push the River and Other Advice on Community-Building
I recently asked the ABV team to provide one piece of advice about communities or community-building. Here's what they said: Join a community to enrich your life.Get involved to reap the rewards. This follows nicely with my experience of being...
Breast Cancer for Husbands
A friend just started a blog for husbands of women going through breast cancer. He described his reasons for blogging in this way: "My wife has had breast cancer over the past three years. Blogging about it seems therapeutic and...
Tell Me a Story
A Denver Post article talks about different projects to chronicle individual life stories. After helping the ABV pilot clients understand their life stories, I have a deeper appreciation for the power of connecting the dots in one's life. Part of...
Declining Value of Your College Degree
Dan Pink called this one a few years ago with his book, A Whole New Mind and this article provides concrete numbers to make the case. The median weekly salary for individuals with a bachelor's degree, adjusted for inflation, decreased...
Making Social Networking Work
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal provides a mixed review of the effectiveness of social networking. The following day, the author of the article blogged about this same topic. The posting provides some good tips but what's even...
A Glimpse Into Humanity: $2 Drawings and Post Card Secrets
I found glimpses into the human mind and experience with two online sites:Seth Godin points to a cartoonist who will "draw anything for $2". The cartoonist posts the finished product. While the drawings are humorous and entertaining, I find the...
When One Door Closes, Another Opens
The Wall Street Journal recently reported that railroads are doing well, partly because with the rise in gas prices, they're looking like a better and better alternative to trucking. In any economy, there are winners and losers. After 9/11, security-related...