Leadership
Self-delusion is One of the Greatest Inventions in Human History: The 2013 99U Conference Recap #99conf
“Self-delusion is one of the greatest inventions in human history.” – AJ Jacobs on how to “act your way into a new way of thinking” The Benefits are in the Seams The 99U Conference is my favorite conference of the year. The smaller size and bias towards action turn out creative types striving for excellent [...]
The 99% Conference 2012 Recap: Thoughts and Sound Bites on Making Ideas Happen #99conf
Still vibrating from last week’s 99% Conference at the Times Center in New York. The experience was built to answer one question: how do you execute on your ideas? My overall impression was that the conference was even better than last year. The details, size, information, approachability of the attendees and speakers, and general vibe [...]
#SXSW12 “Organization Design is For Lovers” Slide Deck
Thanks everyone who made it to my Future15 presentation today! You can view or download the slide deck. I’ll post the audio when that’s up as well. Organization Design is for Lovers View more presentations from mcd_owell.
Let’s Meet in Austin!: ‘Organization Design is for Lovers’ Happening at SXSW
I’m excited to head down to Austin to give my talk ‘Organization Design is for Lovers’ as part of Future15, SXSW Interactive’s TED-style short-form solo presentation format. It’s happening Saturday, March 10th at 1:15pm sharp at the Hyatt Regency Austin in the Texas Ballroom 4-7. The talk is about how to organize your company for [...]
The Problem with Goals
I’ve personally witnessed the value of taking time out to really consider the future, of brainstorming, and of having a healthy and broad conversation with your organization’s best interests at heart. Goals can be important. The opposite is also true. Progressive businesses are taking the view that thorough planning is ill-suited for our super fast [...]
How to Be Free (in life and business) [video]
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Choose Your Own Economy
Note: This post first went out on the subscriber list. It’s a taste of what happens there. Words I manifest OK–if I were the manifesto writing type, I’d have enough for a manifesto! A set of values and a mission. But the mission needs a bit of refining, wouldn’t you say? Rebranding small business is a [...]
Back to Square One
It’s time to relaunch. And it’s happening in front of a live studio audience. I’m going to be avoiding the blog here a little bit. And getting pretty uncut as it all unfolds on the list. So if that appeals to you sign up. See you ’round the bend! Sign up for the list by putting [...]
“How Do I Know I’m in the Middle?” and Other Amazing Questions About the Weird Middle
Things are changing. Big things are on the horizon. The excitement is too much! I’m jumping out of my skin and I can’t really keep it to myself anymore. Yesterday I conducted the first Secret Underground Lab LIVE Transmission group call. I invited a handful of business owners to submit questions about “The Weirdness of the [...]
Buy a Book, Save a Life: An Interview with Michael Bungay Stanier
In case you hadn’t heard, today is End Malaria Day. I wanted to share with you an interview that I conducted with Michael Bungay Stanier, author of Do More Great Work and editor of a new collection of essays called End Malaria. The title refers to the book’s primary purpose: to sell mosquito nets. $20 of [...]
