Oct 8, 2019 | Blog, How to Make More Sales, News |
3 min readYa know that wonderful feeling you got when you woke up that one morning and knew you were going to buy that thing you’ve been dreaming about for months or years? Maybe it was a Gibson guitar, a new car, or the new iPad. You couldn’t wait to get...
Sep 10, 2019 | Become a Calm Company, Become a More Productive Business Owner, Blog
5 min readSlack empowers the worst behaviors of humans at agitated companies. If you are already struggling to keep up with conversations or stay organized, Slack hurts more than it helps. While you read and respond to 100’s of messages per day in your Slack...
Aug 20, 2019 | Become a More Productive Business Owner, Blog
3 min readMy friend(1), Donnie Norman(2), once wrote that different things(3) give you different options. A doorknob implies that you can twist and pull it. A light switch implies that you can flip it. Shoelaces imply that you’re gonna suffer from countless...
Jul 8, 2019 | Become a More Productive Business Owner, Blog
1 min readIt’s been proven time and again (and a million times in my personal experience – just ask my spouse!), that you can only focus on a single thing at a time. This is why interruption technology like Slack is dangerous to your business. Focus and...
Jul 5, 2019 | Become a Calm Company, Blog
1 min readOver the years, I’ve experienced many small business owners mulling small communication decisions such as “Which VOIP provider should we choose?” and “Should we redesign our website?” and “Is Garageband the best tool to...
Jun 17, 2019 | Blog, News
4 min readYou’ve heard me advise against using Slack, because asynchronous is better than synchronous almost every time. I recommend using Basecamp for asynchronous project management and other company-wide communication. For the record, Basecamp takes the best...
