I Can’t Predict The Future

I Can’t Predict The Future

I was walking through Gastown, the oldest part of Vancouver that is rapidly moving from super nasty to super cool, when I spotted this message in a rundown building’s window. I chuckled and thought to myself “Ha! You and me both”. Soon after that I...
Never, Ever Promote From Within.

Never, Ever Promote From Within.

Venture Capitalist Scott Weiss has a blog post discussing the merits and challenges of promoting from within, along with some sage advice from his father. The recommendation was never to take a top salesperson off the floor to be a people manager because most will not...
15 Things You Should Give Up To Be Happy

15 Things You Should Give Up To Be Happy

My friend Wendy connected me to a fun blog post on 15 things you should give up to be happy.  I’m guilty of many of these things some of the time, and probably all of them at one point or another. What about yourself? Here’s the top line take aways; please...
I LOVE this employee handbook from Valve

I LOVE this employee handbook from Valve

Form follows function, and I believe the folks at Valve have done a stellar job explaining the cultural “how and why” around org design, product development, priorities, and company strengths and gaps. It’s a quick read and a great example of the...