Jargon
How Not to Write Marketing Copy
Revisiting the source of surprisingly toxic tech jargon and the perils of the single, bloated sentence.
Tag: Message Not Received
Posts on this topic examine my seventh book.
Email
Adios, Algorithms. Hello, Email. Remember Me?
My custom system for consuming information wasn't ideal. I solved the problem by reevaluating my relationship with my longtime foe.
AI
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.
AI
Can AI Write in My Voice?
An experiment that conjures up images of teleported steak.
AI
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.
Announcements
The Nine Wins Two Axiom Awards
Some formal recognition on the new book.
Communication
Department Names Don't Matter. Just Help Me.
More Apple issues are grinding my gears.
Announcements
Reimagining Collaboration Wins Axiom Award
My 2020 book has taken home some additional hardware.
Announcements
Looking for Case Studies for My Next Book
Would you like to contribute to The Nine?
Communication
Why I Never Describe Myself as Results-Oriented
Call me persnickety, but this trite phrase really grinds my gears.
Collaboration
On Blocks and the Future of Collaboration and Productivity
Virtual LEGOS and more collaborative documents will make Google Docs look quaint by comparison.
Collaboration
Should you use e-mail for internal communication?
A quick and hopefully humorous visual to answer this question?
Communication
How Not to Start a Book
An absurdly complex 85-word sentence right off the bat all but guarantees crickets, confusion, or both.
Collaboration
Does using collaboration hubs correlate with better outcomes?
A personal and decidedly unscientific analysis.
Collaboration
In Defense of Slack
Cal Newport is a smart dude whose new book is based upon two fundamental misconceptions.
Podcast
Episode 8: Collaboration and Stress With Dr. Mary Donohue
We talk about the intersection of these areas.
Announcements
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.
Announcements
CMU Webinar on Remote Work
An interactive Q&A on how to use today's most popular collaboration tools.