What Every Software Vendor Should Learn From This Glorious Ghost Alert
Recent notifications from Google Gemini and Notion prove that they are generally a hot mess. There's hope, though: it's a fixable problem.
Can AI Write in My Voice?
An experiment that conjures up images of teleported steak.
Does writing a book resemble the Waterfall method or Scrum? Yes.
A book is that rare breed of product that fuses two very different ways to build a mousetrap.
Department Names Don't Matter. Just Help Me.
More Apple issues are grinding my gears.
Looking for Case Studies for My Next Book
Would you like to contribute to The Nine?
Why I Never Describe Myself as Results-Oriented
Call me persnickety, but this trite phrase really grinds my gears.
On Blocks and the Future of Collaboration and Productivity
Virtual LEGOS and more collaborative documents will make Google Docs look quaint by comparison.
Should you use e-mail for internal communication?
A quick and hopefully humorous visual to answer this question?
How Not to Start a Book
An absurdly complex 85-word sentence right off the bat all but guarantees crickets, confusion, or both.
Does using collaboration hubs correlate with better outcomes?
A personal and decidedly unscientific analysis.
In Defense of Slack
Cal Newport is a smart dude whose new book is based upon two fundamental misconceptions.
Episode 8: Collaboration and Stress With Dr. Mary Donohue
We talk about the intersection of these areas.
Virtual Book Tours: Slack For Dummies and Zoom For Dummies
An hour with your organization's employees to learn about Slack and to pick my brain.
CMU Webinar on Remote Work
An interactive Q&A on how to use today's most popular collaboration tools.
Why I Emphasize Strong Communication in My Syllabi
An old job description from one of the dot-com successes underscores a critical business skill.
Can You Use Slack Too Much?
Thoughts on our reliance on apps and screens.
