This is a TED video of Thomas Suarez, a 6th grader who taught himself how to program iPhone and iPad apps. The short video is worth watching but here were some soundbites that I enjoyed: “My favorite app is “Bustin Jieber,” which is a Justin Bieber whack-a-mole. I created it because a lot of people …
“McDonalds has more than 1,200 restaurants in France — all locally owned franchises — and a growth rate of 30 restaurants per year in the past five years alone.”–Born in the USA, Made in France In spite of the culinary legacy of fine food in France, fast-food restaurants have become an integral part of daily …
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In the real time era of social media it can be difficult to find resources that capture today’s rapidly changing landscape while sharing widely applicable principles. Here are the three must-read books: 1. Rework by Jason Fried If you are entrepreneurial and find yourself in an organization that’s either large or slow-moving this book will …
“Procrastination is all about choosing want over should.” “Now you must trick future you into doing what is right.” Here’s to a day of choosing what we should do! Tweet
1. Stop Waiting for Permission 2. Imagination must be protected and nurtured. 3. Fear affects almost every decision I make. 4. Expertise combines information and experience. 5. Starting things is part of who I am. 6. God’s blesses out of abundance, yet I often dream out of scarcity. 7. Mentors are a must. 8. Faith, …
“Learn to accept that one finished product is worth more then 100 unfinished ones.”–from 10 Ways I Sabotaged My Success Ministry leaders that tolerate imperfection and string together a series of small wins are guaranteed to see more success than those that hold out or spend additional resources to get to perfection. Most of the …
“The people who are most satisfied with their jobs are older employees – those age 50 and up. The most dissatisfied? Those between the ages of 30 and 39.”–The Discontented Thirties As a 34 year old I resonated with this entire article. I have to define dissatisfaction as discontent with the present reality, not necessarily …
The people at IDEO hosted a pumpkin carving contest and one employee decided to build an iPhone app that controls the pumpkins eyes in just one hour. “I was able to conceptualize, build, and program this wirelessly-controlled-pneumatic-eye-popping pumpkin in just over an hour, barely missing the deadline but experiencing how powerful these low fidelity prototyping …
“But now nobody knows what others do, even within the same organization”–source Making productive changes in a large organization requires skill, focus, and discipline. I discovered Productivity’s Sworn Enemy via Twitter, which made some great suggestions. “We are 100 years past the simple economy in which most people knew what others did at work…Everybody …
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“For starters, serving your audience in a way that they respect and respond to is the core mission of every organization.” —Brian Reich, Shift and Reset I asked a friend to recommend a book that would help me lead change in a non-profit and was focused on social media. Shift and Reset proved to be …
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