Living in this part of Florida, itâs possible to grow acclimated to things like rocket launches. There have been 34 launch attempts from Cape Canaveral this year alone! But todayâs launch was supposed to be extra special. Artemis 1 is a super important mission. Itâs the...
If I tell you when Iâm wrong, youâre more likely to trust me to be right. Shopify is widely regarded as one of the best e-commerce platforms for small business - but Shopify itself is not a small business. There are 3.7 million active Shopify stores,...
One of the most frequent questions we get from CEOs is what they can do to build an exceptional company culture. They usually expect the answer to involve costly consulting. But the best advice we can give is a simple technique that improves culture immediately...
Jack Barker: Growth. The more brilliant people we can get working here, then the faster we can get whatever's in your head out into the world. Let me tell you a story. In 1999, Google was a little startup just like we are. And when...
A question to help you improve your leadership. Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Carl Jung often would refer to the two-million-year-old self, even when speaking to a child. Jung understood that inherent in our humanity is the wisdom of the ages. Here are three steps you can take...
How grateful do you feel each day? To what degree do you express your gratitude and appreciation to others around the office? If the answer is ânot a lot,â youâre not alone. The Blessings of Gratitude Weâve previously discussed negativity biasâthe brainâs predisposition to favor negative experiences, thoughts, and...
Educational systems tend to place an emphasis on a way of doing things, rather than giving the tools necessary to complete the task. I remember several arguments with my high school English teachers. They would insist on a particular interpretation of a passageâusually heavily influenced...
In 1901, Ivan Pavlov rang a bell and a dog began to salivate. His famous experiment explains much of the mystery behind branding: connect a product or service with the customerâs need and branding occurs. Said another way: create an association in your customerâs mind...
Management guru Peter Drucker coined the term âknowledge workerâ in 1959.[1. Peter F. Drucker, The Landmarks of Tomorrow, 1959.] He differentiated knowledge workers from manual workers, forecasting that new industries will employ mostly the former. Late in his life, Drucker wrote, "The most important contribution management needs...
The hero starts out in an ordinary world before venturing into a special world. He meets friend and foe. He undertakes quests. He faces challenges. Winning a decisive victoryârealizing his final goalâthe hero returns from the adventure, transformed, bearing wisdom and new powers from his journey. This heroâs...