Today I’ve been building a project blog: A blog that exists to guide dotted line team members through a project. It contains a welcome video (hosted by YouTube) that defines the scope of the project (in this case, it is the launch of my next book). It has various subscription/RSS methods that make it easy …

Today I was driving to my writing office in Burbank and noticed something: Dusky grey clouds are actually quite beautiful. Up until now, I’ve always seen them as a precursor to a storm — a blocker to an otherwise sunny day. Once I noticed the beauty in the storm clouds, my stress lifted and I …

For most of our lives, we’ve enjoyed cheap and plentiful oil. Go ahead and use all you want, you thought, we’ll make more! Those days are over. Now, gas and electricity are more expensive than ever. Their production threatens the health of our ecosystem. As a leader, you need to set an example to others …

I’m in love with The Raconteurs second CD, Consolers Of The Lonely. Put Jack White (White Stripes) in a room with Cincy’s The Greenhornes, and you get some Godhead 70s indie rock. Jack and gang really deliver on this new disc. Each song will be a classic, much like with their debut release, Broken Boy …

I was returning my Netflix movies the other day, and a thought occurred to me: In five years, I will delete a movie after watching it, instead of returning it. Netflix better be working around the clock on the download business, or I’m shorting the stock. The world is going digital and physical items are …

My modern music pick this week is In The Future by Vancouver based band Black Mountain. This record fits nicely with Monster Magnet and the Black Keys. At some times, it reminds me of what X might sound like if they were formed in the indie-age. These songs are great. The first seven tracks are …

Here’s an excerpt from my new training DVD: The Dirty Dozen Rules Of Email Etiquette: Rule 4: Think before you forward At one of the companies I did research at there was a saying. If you want something to go global, telephone, telefax, or tell Deborah, and then you’ll get the job done. Deborah was …

This week, I’m recommending In Our Nature, the brilliant new album from Jose Gonzalez. It’s just him and his acoustic guitar. He’s Argentine, by way of Sweden, which makes for a rich blend of textures and sounds. His cover of Massive Attack’s Teardrop is deep, dark and moody. If you like Rodrigo y Gabriela’s records, …

Is it just me, or is texting catching on with the grown ups? It started with one friend that I was meeting for dinner. He texts me that he’s running a minute late. Cool. Didn’t even know how to use the function. Later that night, he texts me that it was fun. Next thing I …

In her wonderful book, The High Purpose Company, Christine Arena makes the argument that companies need to adopt causes that are so tied to business, that the company’s value proposition would fall apart without it. Finding the right one is a matter of innovation and in my mind, on the bleeding edge of the business …