I recently spoke with Michael Koukounas, the author of Real-World Analytics. I wanted to learn how small teams can use data like larger organizations to inform their decisions. Koukounas described 4 main steps that team members must take into consideration when they are working with big data: * Easy access to...
A large percentage of American workers won't take a vacation, even though they are given paid time-off by employers. This really isn't news, but many of us have always wondered why. The answer is because American workers are simply too scared and stressed out to go...
This is a guest post by Alison Stanton. Whether you own your own business or get the chance to telecommute through your regular job, the number of people working from home has increased in recent years. As Global Workplace Analytics notes, telecommuting has increased almost 80 percent since 2005, and...
This is a guest post by Camille Holden. Marshall McLuhan famously said, “We become what we behold. We shape our tools, and thereafter our tools shape us.” But as 21st century workers, we don’t usually get to shape our tools, they are just handed to us and we’re...
I'm fairly effusive and passionate about pre-drafting email. But what's the specific anatomy of a pre-drafted piece? In this article, I'll break down my thinking process, step by step. [rebel] Step 1: Why I'll kick off the email with a tweet-length contextual...
I'll be the first to admit it: I'm absolutely obsessed with pre-drafting emails. I first learned this technique from Peter while we were organizing the pilot version of what would become Abundance 360. [rebel] I was waiting to hear back from a designer, and I'...
