Episode 45 – Set the Bar Low
Transcript: Everyone is making New Years Resolutions these days, but not me. Please forgive me but I just have to brag about myself today - I didn't need to make…
Episode 44 – Clever Writing
Great stories often say twice as much with half as many words. Through clever double meanings, oxymorons, and paradox, good writing often rewards multiple readings. Movies and television are no different.
Episode 43 – Agile Team Production Methodology pt 2
As teams, we need to interact, update each other, and remain flexible so that we can consider new ideas, while also being allowed to keep our heads down and focus without distraction. So how do we both manage and produce when the two seem to be at odds with one another?
Episode 42 – Agile Team Production Methodologies pt 1
How do the software companies of Silicon Valley grow from two man teams in garages, to world dominating monoliths like Microsoft, Apple, Google, and Facebook? How is it possible that teams of engineers could completely revolutionize the way we interact with the world. Or at the very least, how can we organize our teams to solve problems as quickly and effectively as they have?
Episode 41: The Lean Startup Part 2 of 2
How quickly can we get to critical mass or just the right cultural catalyst to trigger a viral response from the community? We need advocates who are so passionate that the audience will generate on its own so long as we keep providing the platform. And as anyone who has survived this recent pandemic knows, virality can be measured.
Episode 40 – The Lean Startup Part 1 of 2
What would you need to start an organization? What does it take to make a new business successful? Does it take a lot of money to make money? Not according to Eric Ries, the author of the popular book on entrepreneurship titled, “The Lean Startup.”
Episode 39 – Design Thinking
Have you ever wondered how two guys living in San Francisco starting a small business out of their garage could disrupt an entire industry? And yet time and time again, we have seen Stanford school dropouts become international billionaires and outperform corporate giants like the music industry, Walmart, and IBM. What is the slingshot that is allowing these Davids to strike these Goliaths down?
Episode 38 – Entrepreneurship Series
Have you ever thought about starting a business, a side hustle, or a non-profit? Or maybe you dream of starting a movement, or being a pivotal part of one. Well for those of us who do, I think there is a lot we can learn from the world of entrepreneurship.
Episode 37 – ADD Attention Deficit Disorder
[Transcript] A few weeks ago I got a chance to have lunch with the valedictorian of my high school graduating class. He got the very best grades of every graduating…
Episode 36 – What Kind of Personality Does a Great Leader Have?
Do you think a great leader would typically be higher or lower in openness? Conscientious? We migh expect extraverts to be great leaders, but why wouldn’t introverts be good at leading? Extraverts might be more willing to try and win elections but that doesn’t necessarily make them better leaders does it?