daniel debowA big ‘thank you’ to the Helpful communityThree years ago Farhan, David and I started Helpful to build the next generation of enterprise mobile products using AI. We focused on…2 min read·Jan 28, 2019--5--5
daniel debowA Community for DialogToday Farhan Thawar, David Pardy and our team launched Dialog. It’s an experiment, and here is why…2 min read·Sep 25, 2018----
daniel debowinHelpful.comDon’t be an invisible managerEngagement is a fancy word for getting people to give a 💩. When people give a 💩 it triggers discretionary effort. Teams become proactive.4 min read·Dec 15, 2017----
daniel debowinHelpful.comSomething Different for EngagementThere’s a long, drawn-out engagement crisis underway. It’s been happening for decades & costing America hundreds of billions of dollars…5 min read·Nov 10, 2017----
daniel debowinHelpful.comChill out, man. Try some empathy.I’ve been quietly hearing many well-intentioned men say they feel unfairly stereotyped as sexual harassers and abusers. “It’s a manhunt,”.…5 min read·Oct 6, 2017--2--2
daniel debowinHelpful.comForget about your career path, embrace a career stumbleSmart young people (GPSGs) approach me for career advice a lot. They’re looking for something that can’t be found: a “path” to the career…7 min read·Sep 6, 2017--2--2
daniel debowinHelpful.comPiss people off (but only at the right time)This is a story about how to iterate your company’s high-level positioning to inspire customers and prospects as your company grows. I also…6 min read·Aug 16, 2017----
daniel debowinHelpful.comWhat music taught me about teamsPeople endlessly compare business to sports or war. These analogies have never really resonated for me. I’m not much of an athlete. And…7 min read·Aug 3, 2017--1--1
daniel debowinHelpful.com6 ways to clean up your work cultureWhat makes you happy in life? Do you think buying a new thing makes you happy?5 min read·Jul 20, 2017--3--3
daniel debowinHelpful.comDon’t make this mistake with your visionA couple of years ago I gave a talk in Halifax at Startup Empire called Killing It with Vision. Even though it’s been years, people still…3 min read·Jul 13, 2017----