New Language
On the difficulty getting people to think and speak differently.
Category: Communication
Platforms and the Death of Synonyms
What happens when everything is a platform?
On Seinfeld, George Carlin, and Language
Far too many of us misuse words.
Rehearsing to Rehearse
A few lessons from the Canadian power trio on the value of practice.
Does your work hold up?
How do you feel about your endeavors months or years afterward?
When Now Becomes If
A quick lesson on how not to communicate with others.
What to Do When the Interviewer Isn’t Prepared
When your counterpart is unprepared.
The Disintermediation Continues
Amazon and its partners keep innovating in the eBook arena.
On Collaboration, Preferences, and Stubborness
Why we need to break our routines and change the equation.
On Creativity and Committees
Thoughts about collaboration and greatness.
My New Book
Analytics: The Agile Way—my eighth book—is out.
Featured Talk: How to Create a Culture of Analytics
A 50-minute talk about Big Data and what we can learn from Amazon, Facebook, Netflix, and Google.
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