by dustin | Jan 23, 2018 | leadership
A recent Vox article shared a short video of Tim Brown, CEO at design firm IDEO, giving an explanation of Design Thinking. IDEO has used this methodology to grow from as a successful product design firm, then later into designing experiences and complex systems. I...
by dustin | Jan 18, 2018 | leadership
I just read a wonderfully written article from The New Yorker by Lizzie Widdecombe. I recommend you read it as well. (Hat tip to Tom Peters) Widdecombe shares the story of Glassdoor’s genesis as a company and its impact–not only on job searches–but on workplace...
by dustin | Jan 16, 2018 | leadership
Todd Henry writes and speaks about creativity, productivity and passion at work. He is a blogger, podcaster, presenter and author of four books. In short, Todd describes himself as “an arms dealer for the creative revolution.” I personally feel like I have...
by dustin | Jan 11, 2018 | leadership
When I was a kid, we lived in a rural area of Oklahoma. We were out in the country, about halfway between two towns. One day, a nearby home caught fire. Both fire departments from the neighboring towns arrived to fight the blaze. It wasn’t clear which...
by dustin | Jan 9, 2018 | leadership
“Hold your horses!” People use this phrase telling us to wait. To hold ourselves back. But we are all too willing to reign ourselves in. We already find plenty of reasons to stay in the gate instead of throwing ourselves into the race. Fear of...