Here's how to know if you're hooked on email
When you know you have unread emails, they tend to scream, “Read me! Read me!” — first softly, and then with increasing urgency — until you open them. Why is the siren song of your email so powerful?
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Why your plans for success explode
The spectacular Mentos and Diet Coke geyser experiment is not only instructive of scientific concepts, it actually brilliantly illustrates a common professional success trap and the messy results of falling into it.
Is corporate America killing hashtags with trademarks?
Some people argue that trademarking hashtags is an attempt to limit free speech. That’s only partially true. Trademarks seek to prevent the use of a mark in commerce that is likely to cause confusion among consumers.
Is socially responsible investing a fad, or the future?
In the last few years, many have expressed increased interest in sustainable investing and/or socially responsible investing as a new way to protect our planet, both environmentally and socially.
Want to boost your IQ by 10 points?
Recently, I was having a conversation with my wife and bragging to her that an app that I had been using for the past two months had made my IQ go up 10 points since I started it. Of course, that started quite a conversation. What was it? How did it work? How much was it? How could I make a statement like that? Impossible!
Why a trade secret is the Spanish Inquisition of intellectual property
People with at least passing familiarity with the term “intellectual property” can associate it with patents, trademarks and copyrights. But “trade secret” doesn’t often come to mind. Simply put, a trade secret is the Spanish Inquisition of intellectual property: Nobody expects it until it is too late.
It's time to mind the commitment gap
At this point in the year, it’s early enough that some of us are still refining action plans toward our goals, and it’s also far enough into the year that some of us may be wondering why we haven’t achieved anything yet.
If you're stressed out, inward investigation might help
In my experience as an executive coach, getting to the source of stress and working to reduce it requires that we investigate ourselves deeply.
How to say "Livin' the dream" -- and mean it
Ever notice how pretty much every time someone says those three little words, “Livin’ the dream,” it is in a dull, lifeless, tone and with more than a hint of sarcasm?
Ugly behavior: How to stop it
Be kind to yourself when you are physically, emotionally and spiritually spent. See yourself as you desire to be rather than how your ugly self-talk depicts.
How to live life with gratitude
What will it take for you to stop and appreciate? Especially appreciate the blessing of friends and co-workers. Tell them often how much you treasure the gift of their camaraderie.
How to make life changes that really last
If you are like most of us, the changes often start and then quickly fade and leave us disappointed. Real change requires that we bring our full selves into the process.
How to turn your spark into a fire
What inspires creative people to do what they do? Did the architect of the Eiffel Tower just awaken one morning with a clear vision of his eventual masterpiece?
Why you need to remember what you learned in kindergarten
There are, apparently, many people – unfortunately too many in business – who sleep well every night and have big, ginormous mirrors to admire themselves in spite of actions that would make most of us restless and anti-narcissistic.
How to make kindness a state of mind
It should be okay to mention that we are struggling with a problem or concern, but instead we bury any chance of connection by saying something like “I’m fine, thanks.”
Falling from grace off a pedestal -- like Lance Armstrong
On a human-to-human basis, shouldn’t people be forgiven for their failures and allowed a chance to redeem themselves? Who are we to judge?
Bullies at the office
Have you ever encountered or have been an overtly cranky human being who delivers their own internal drama in unhealthy ways? This display of “animal planet” behavior is all too often exhibited right smack in the middle of the office.
The new hire X factor
Across all industries from technology to manufacturing, health care and professional services, the battle cry of many hiring managers is the difficulty in finding candidates who will fit within their corporate culture.
Top five small-business spring cleaning tips
Spring time in Colorado means many things, high country snowmelt – a joy for raft and kayak enthusiasts, ice-free roads – for the cycling enthusiasts, and of course the always anticipated (or dreaded) spring cleaning.
Hi-tech from sheep to shop
The process for creating weatherproof outerwear hasn’t changed for close to 40 years, according to Voormi co-founder Dustin English. Three separate layers – a base, a face textile and a rubber-glove-like waterproof membrane – are glued together, resulting in a laminated construction referred to as a “sandwich.” Now, Pagosa Springs-based Voormi has changed the game.
Rundles wrap up: Hot or not –
This is an exciting time to be living in Colorado, as there is an obvious economic boom underway, manifest mostly in visible construction, and it is truly something to behold. And this isn’t just some idle observation: I have been witnessing the booms and busts of our fair state and its capital ci...
Sports biz: Data network answers Broncos’ need for speed in digital era
There’s a trendy tech move happening in professional football these days: Shotgun formations and cornerback blitzes are sharing the field with cloud-based video and ultra-fast Ethernet connections. It’s a measure driven by a familiar football hunger: the need for speed. The vast consumer embrace o...
Sports biz: Improving on the old college try
Your kid just scored the goal, blasted the home run, swished the three, leapt over the linebacker, or chipped it in for birdie to win the tourney. Later than evening, as you burn a fresh DVD highlight reel, you can almost feel that $30k tuition melting away. But here comes George White, ex-college coach, with some advice: Stop right there!
