Posts Tagged ‘value’

5 Reasons to Pay Good Money for a Moleskine

After posting twice last week about Moleskine notebooks, I got several comments complaining about the high price of the notebooks and their perceived pretentiousness, with one person even asking somewhat accusingly if we'd made some sort of business partnership with the notebook company (we did -- we're promoting their contest and exhibition, which is why I thought it would be neat to write some posts about Moleskines).They're fair questions: a… Continue reading

April 30 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: capture, moleskine, note-taking, notebook, value | 69 comments»

The Power of Intentional Attention

Are you taking it all in? That is, are you sure that you’re noticing everything that matters to you, or could matter to you if only you’d noticed it? Could you do more with your life – or just enjoy it more – if you were more actively engaged in the world around you, in your day-to-day activities, your conversations, and the beauty of your everyday surroundings?Most importantly, do you… Continue reading

January 19 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: attention, capture, creativity, intention, value | 13 comments»

Social Implications of Wealth Creation

At the base of almost every ethical system in the world is the idea that the pursuit and worship of unrighteous mammon is unfulfilling, and there is much truth to this. While idolizing material wealth is likely to be a path to spiritual and moral poverty, it is important to remember some of the reasons why people get rich in a market economy as well as some of the implications… Continue reading

December 17 2008 | By Art | Tagged: business, capitalism, finance, value, wealth | 9 comments»

Determine Intent & Destroy Misunderstanding

"Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity." -Robert J. Hanlon In the classic 70s sitcom Three's Company, many punchlines were the result of misunderstanding: whether it was the late John Ritter as chef Jack Tripper being mistaken as a gay man by his landlord, Mr. Roper, or a later landlord named Mr. Furley overhearing innocent talk and mistaking it for sexual innuendo… Continue reading

October 14 2008 | By Torley | Tagged: action, communicator, conversation, discussion, emotion, etiquette, intent, manners, self-control, value | 7 comments»

Punctuality Counts

For years, I could be counted on to be late. Got a lunch meeting at 11:30 am? Dustin will be there at 11:40. Got a class at 9:00am? Dustin will be there at 9:20. Is there a meeting at 6:00 pm? Dustin's there by 6:30. Work hours are 8:30 am to 5 pm? I'm in by 9:00.

People joked about it. It was my "thing" -- I was on "Dustin… Continue reading

May 14 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: integrity, lateness, punctuality, time_management, value | 39 comments»

How to Bring Your Life into Line with Your Values

The world, it seems, is going downhill fast. Everyone has a take on what's wrong: liberals over-regulating everything, conservatives decimating the principles of governance, immigrants refusing to blend in, racists bashing immigrants, poor parenting, non-family-friendly policies, corporations bound to short-term profits instead of long-term social responsibilities, activists hampering corporate innovation, and of course the Jews, always the Jews. You name it, someone's upset by it and the negative effect it… Continue reading

May 12 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: action, activism, change, green, living, value | 9 comments»

The Real Trouble with Productivity

I have a confession: I cringe at the word productivity. Getting things done. Saying that feels like being against democracy or love or Buddha or something, but I feel that much of what passes for productivity is simply ubercybersonic doingness dressed up in happy faces. Organization, accomplishment, measuring effectiveness--all those tools and systems are cool, but what if our doingness masks a hollow core, or gives us fuel for avoiding… Continue reading

March 10 2008 | By Lisa | Tagged: passion, Productivity, value, vision | 15 comments»

How to Write a Personal Mission Statement to Make 2008 Your Best Year Ever

"Your actions are your only possessions." - Lao TseThis is an excellent personal development statement to ponder as we watch 2007 dissolve into dust. Most of you made personal, one sentence resolutions like “I want to lose weight” or “I vow to go back to school.” It is a tradition to start the New Year with things you want to achieve, but under the influence resolutions are often unrealistic.2008… Continue reading

January 10 2008 | By AJ | Tagged: goal setting, motivation, new_year, personal_mission_statement, resolution, value | 21 comments»

10 Questions to Ask Yourself to Regain Your Work-Life Balance

Last night my 11-year-old came into my office (9 p.m. to be exact, foreshadow, foreshadow), and said, "Mom, can you please get off the computer and be with me?" I should know better, right? After all, achieving work-life balance is one of the staples of the coaching diet. I turned off the computer and we sat on the couch reading White Fang aloud. I'm not sure which was worse… Continue reading

December 24 2007 | By Lisa | Tagged: balance, question, value, work-life | 19 comments»

15 Quick Ways to Give Value and Make a Positive Impression

Making a positive impression on someone you met through a networking event or online need not be a difficult or use much of your time or resources. The following 15 quick ways to make a positive impression are designed to be easy to implement and most only take a few minutes to do, depending on where you are at.The list is geared toward network-savvy professionals, especially those who are… Continue reading

August 31 2007 | By Tatsuya | Tagged: impression, networking, value | 14 comments»

Collect stories. Dispel myths.

Every company has a storied past. Are you aware what yours is?More importantly, do you know why your stories are so important?When old timers tell the newbies stories about “the good old days,” or “how it used to be here,” or “the first time we ever did this” what are they so fondly recollecting? Why in the world do they keep talking about past events, often making the retelling… Continue reading

March 29 2007 | By Rosa | Tagged: history, integrity, storytelling, value | 1 comment»

Do you know how to raise your Internet Price?

I went shopping this weekend for a new car. I entered a few numbers and in a few minutes I could see exactly the Internet Price for 41 specific cars within a hundred miles of me, and my Inbox started filling up with emails from Internet Sales Managers. I can remember just a few years ago this kind of Internet Pricing didn’t exist, and then a few years on… Continue reading

March 26 2007 | By Bob | Tagged: internet, value | 2 comments»

Why We Should Put an End to “Hamburger Management”

Hamburger Management is a shoddy, debased version of real leadership that focuses on just three things: whatever demands least, can be used fastest, and costs least. It thrives wherever organizations seek to meet unrealistic targets with insufficient resources to maximize short-term profits. Indeed, Hamburger Management is short-term by nature, and will habitually sacrifice long-term advantage and value for the immediate gratification of bosses and investors.To force people to work long… Continue reading

November 6 2006 | By Guest | Tagged: accomplishment, anxiety, business-ethics, change, civilized-work, competition, creativity, effectiveness, Hamburger-Management, innovation, leadership, lifehacks, Management, manager, micro-management, organization, slow-leadership, strategy, stress, trust, value, work-life, work/life-balance, worklife, workplace | 3 comments»

Break the Mold and Create Your Own Work

Last Thursday, I wrote a column here called “Why Work?” I was hoping that we could break away from thinking about the income we tend to quickly associate with jobs and working for a living, and think about some other motivators, and some other satisfiers. Yes, income is a necessity of life, and I do not deny it is a strong motivator, but once you get enough to satisfy… Continue reading

November 2 2006 | By Rosa | Tagged: intention, joy, motivation, passion, purpose, value, work, worth | 256 comments»

Why work?

Imagine something with me for a moment. You are unbelievably wealthy and debt-free. You don’t have to work for the income it brings you, but still, you do work. Because you aren’t concerned with the amount of your paycheck, you are able to choose the work you want to do for the pure joy and pleasure of it. What would you choose? What would you do?Do you have an answer… Continue reading

October 26 2006 | By Rosa | Tagged: intention, joy, motivation, passion, purpose, value, work, worth | 21 comments»