When you don’t trust your own people, you outsource. According to the NY Times Erik Prince, the former Blackwater CEO,…
What Happens When You Don’t Trust Your People
When you don’t trust your own people, you outsource. According to the NY Times Erik Prince, the former Blackwater CEO,…
Thanks Seth!
Special thanks to Seth Godin for poking holes in assumptions. In this case, it was mine. That a specific media…
Pros & Cons of Social Media Engagement
Pros and Cons of Social Media Engagement Pros: 1. Social media (as defined by current tools and platforms – increasing…
Social Media Is Not Social Media
The term “social media” is being thrown around a lot and, while rightfully so, there seems to be a mis-understanding…
Middling Thoughts About 2010
I’ve been working on a social media project with a large software company which has, ironically, kept me away from…
Manthropology
First it was Fight Club, then the rise of mixed-martial arts, then the Paleo lifestyle, and now books like Sex…
Paleo Sex
Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality is an in-depth look at human sexuality, mores, and behaviors in…
History of Kendo
Kendo is generally accepted as having come about as a non-lethal system which enabled warriors to practice techniques and tactics…
Attack of the Bread Lobby
In an article that must have been funded by the bread lobby (and there must be one!), Reuters quotes a…
Hubris & Effort 