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Your Company as a Layer Cake
Your Company as a Layer Cake
Delight your market with the right ingredients, baked to perfection and served with a smile.
Rich Goidel
Aug 8, 2021
Racing Against The Clock
Racing Against The Clock
A facilitator’s lament
Rich Goidel
Oct 11, 2020
7 Steps to More Productive Conversations
7 Steps to More Productive Conversations
A step-by-step process to having discussions “like a boss!”
Rich Goidel
May 5, 2020
The 7 Vocabulary Habits of Highly Successful People
The 7 Vocabulary Habits of Highly Successful People
Simple word hacks to change the way you think
Rich Goidel
Oct 10, 2019
Know Your Lines
Know Your Lines
As a professional doodler, I spend a lot of time with lines. They give shape to my thoughts, allow me to play “artist,” and empower me to…
Rich Goidel
Sep 2, 2019
The Three-Second Rule: Not Just for Driving
The Three-Second Rule: Not Just for Driving
Heading back to Atlanta from Asheville last weekend, I was amazed to observe the number of drivers who don’t fully grasp (or give credence…
Rich Goidel
Aug 20, 2019
The Illustrated Guide to Great Meetings
The Illustrated Guide to Great Meetings
A twelve-step guide to finally putting an end to boring, unproductive, time-wasting, life-sucking meetings
Rich Goidel
Jul 24, 2018
Let’s Go Fishing, Dad!
Let’s Go Fishing, Dad!
In memory of my dad, Marty, who passed on June 4th
Rich Goidel
Jun 8, 2018
Five Reasons To Start Drawing Today
Five Reasons To Start Drawing Today
Don’t let years of abstract thinking get in the way of experiencing life at its fullest!
Rich Goidel
Nov 8, 2017
How To Compare Apples & Oranges
How To Compare Apples & Oranges
Use this simple comparison tool to, uhh, compare stuff.
Rich Goidel
Mar 16, 2016
The Agenda Test
The Agenda Test
People often complain about time-wasting, soul-sucking meetings (50% of meetings, according to some stats). Here’s a quick way to fix that
Rich Goidel
Jan 20, 2016
Santa vs Rudy — YOU decide!
Santa vs Rudy — YOU decide!
This holiday season, let’s settle the argument, once and for all!
Rich Goidel
Dec 9, 2015
Why Your Work-Life Balance Is Whacked
Why Your Work-Life Balance Is Whacked
Why you should abandon the bifurcated notion of work-life balance
Rich Goidel
Oct 27, 2015
Seven Reasons NOT to Overlook the Obvious
Seven Reasons NOT to Overlook the Obvious
How to Problem-solve Like a Kid
Rich Goidel
Jun 9, 2015
Culture vs. Strategy
Culture vs. Strategy
An organization’s culture can drive success — or sink it.
Rich Goidel
Mar 25, 2015
Man Plans. God Laughs.
Man Plans. God Laughs.
Ten Benefits of Strategic Planning
Rich Goidel
Nov 13, 2014
The Power of Margin: The Space Between Your Load and Your Limits
The Power of Margin: The Space Between Your Load and Your Limits
Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Clock
Rich Goidel
Oct 14, 2014
Vienna Sausages, a Guy Named Irving and the Secret to Success
Vienna Sausages, a Guy Named Irving and the Secret to Success
A business lesson from a Chicago hot dog factory
Rich Goidel
Jul 29, 2014
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