Jun 21, 2016Creating Culture Change from the Top-Down and the Bottom-UpTime for some hard truth. You could be doing everything “right”, to the very best of your ability, but your company or department culture could be holding you back. In this article, we’re going to look at how to change your culture from all directions…and make it stick. Now, before…Company Culture2 min read
May 26, 2016Chromebooks Beat Apple: Is Change Coming?Stop me if you’ve heard this one: Apple reigns supreme and virtually unchallenged atop the heap of mobile devices, large and small. While Macbooks still lagged in comparison to Windows machines, they set the bar for other options. Maybe not so much anymore. Chromebooks Outsells Apple for First Time Last quarter, for the first time in…Tech2 min read
May 24, 2016Lead with Your StrengthsOne lesson many leaders learn the hard way, and often much too late, is to lead from their strengths. So much attention is paid to getting better at what we’re not so good at, you know, improving our blind spots and developing our less than natural talent, that we often…2 min read
May 24, 2016How Websites Like Zillow Are Changing the Landscape of Real EstateInternet resources have enabled users to find various types of data, information and interesting facts. Whether an online search is performed for a home, a car or to compare several styles of blue jeans, a web-based user can locate things of interest using a personal computer or a mobile device…Real Estate2 min read
May 17, 2016Make Your Data Work This YearAre you curious about Big Data and how it might benefit your business over the next year? Maybe you’ve heard good things, but you’re just not sure how data science can or should be implemented in your specific business. …Big Data2 min read
May 13, 2016Cruz-Supporting State Senator Makes Nice with AssadVirginia state Sen. Dick Black, a former campaign co-chair for Sen. Ted Cruz, recently got back from a trip to Syria to meet with President Bashar Assad. Depending on how this whole thing shakes out in Syria, this trip might be tough to explain to voters. Black is already at…Politics2 min read
May 2, 2016Can the FCC win on Internet privacy?The FCC is interested in your internet privacy, but maybe not in the way you think. The commission wants to give you more rights before companies share your information online. …Tech2 min read
Apr 28, 2016Why Are Sporting Goods Stores Failing?Over the past year, it seems like sporting goods department stores are dropping like flies. Smaller specialty shops are doing pretty well, but places like Sports Authority — not so much. Ditto Quicksilver and PacSun, mall-level shops selling a variety of sport-related apparel and equipment. Some are blaming the Usual…Retail2 min read
Apr 18, 2016Amazon Invites Homeless in to StayAfter the city of Seattle declared a state of emergency to deal with its homeless population, Amazon stepped up to help out. The online retail giant offered to lend the city a building to house many of the city’s homeless … at least for the time being. The building was…Homeless2 min read
Apr 11, 20162016: The Year of Who Voters Dislike Least?Pundits love saying election years are strange or different, but this year it’s not hyperbole. In any other cycle if a candidate had less than half voter support in his or her party it would be headline news. Now, those are the frontrunners. No matter who gets the eventual party…Politics2 min read