Posts Tagged “inspiration”
Traditional means of motivation in the workplace (rewards, incentives, commissions), sometimes do more harm than good. In this video, Dan Pink makes the case that for the complex tasks faced by today’s workforce, “intrinsic” motivators — autonomy, mastery, and purpose — are far more effective than the traditional “carrot-and-stick” methods. It’s kind of long, but [...]
It’s pretty exciting to have made it a full year on my own without having to look for another job. Still, with the Internet and the economy changing so fast, nothing is certain. Last summer for example, I fell victim to the “Google Slap” and lost 75%+ of my traffic and revenue for three months. [...]
JetBlue has free Direct TV on their planes, which is a clutch feature that really helps kill the time on long cross-country flights. Since it was the 4th of July weekend, TNT had Independence Day on repeat. Great movie. It might even be the best movie ever. It has everything you could want in a [...]
Nice work to Bryn and her Sandia team, braving the triple-digit heat this weekend to raise money for cancer research. The Livermore Relay for Life event brought in nearly $200,000! I came by for moral support after the sun went down.
During last weekend’s Las Vegas trip, I had the opportunity to visit the Zappos headquarters in nearby Henderson. It was good timing, as I’d just finished reading this article in Inc. magazine about their CEO Tony Hsieh, their history, and their company culture. Since Zappos is the largest online shoe-seller, it follows that they are [...]
