A study I just posted to TeamResearch News about HR practices points out the way scientists think a little differently than most of us, and thus why I put a lot more stock in what they have to say than in most writers of business stories in popular publications. This study was based on something called [...]
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Camping season is here! Last week, I shared some tips for choosing a kid-friendly campground. But that’s only part of the camping equation. What about the actual campsite? Sometimes you choose your campsite during the reservation process based solely on a map. Other times, you get to drive through a campground and take your pick. Regardless, it’s [...]
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Little cousins, big cousins.
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The best part about running a giveaway is drawing a winner! And the winner of the Hi-Tec Women’s V-Lite Lightning HPi shoes is… Jennifer! Here’s how she said she’d use these new shoes: I’d love to win these shoes. I am just starting to exercise (I have lost 45 pounds so far!! and have 120 to [...]
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Before I start my bag lady rant, let me state for the record that I had NO CLUE the Beatles song said “Goo Goo G’Joob.” Since the dawn of time, I thought it was “Cuckoo Ka-choo.” I’m sure everyone older than me is snickering because they knew that already and everyone younger than me doesn’t [...]
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… for this sorta cuteness. Except for: SQUEEEEEEE!
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Camping season is ramping up! If you’ve got kids, choosing the primo campground could mean the difference between having a memorable trip straight out of a sappy commercial or having a trip that leaves you feeling like the Griswolds. So how do you pick the perfect campground? Let’s give it a shot… 1. Lots of kid-friendly things [...]
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Forget bar hopping, karaoke night or $1 shooters. After spending a Saturday night wandering around Babies R Us half-comatose, I came to the sad, sad realization that my version of “going out” has morphed just a WEE bit. These days, good times mean I get to go somewhere – ALONE. It means I don’t have to pack [...]
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Clara Pellar’s Posthumous Advice to Obama Don’t under-estimate the importance of the marriage between message and proof. If something exists but no one knows about it, does it matter? Or, can you just get by on telling people what you want them to believe? Each side of that equation is critical to the outcome. Recently NPR did a story highlighting how people react to a President’s behavior during crisis, this inspired me to go back in time – to 1984 specifically, where a prescient-twitter-ready message is still a great reminder of the importance of evidence. Read more at www.marketingsmack.wordpress.com
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Jody Brown of Infill recently asked me if I would be interested in writing a guest post for his site Coffee with an Architect. Jody is a a talented architect running a scrappier than mine little firm in Durham NC. You can learn more about Jody here – INFILL…..but don’t give him any work unless you run it by me [...]
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