There are three hard parts to launching any peace building project: The first hard part is attaining technical knowledge (i.e. getting a degree, getting experience, phoning a friend, etc.). When launching a peace building project, the savvy peace builder often doesn’t think too hard about the first part. In peace building fields from Read more…
The rumblings have started through the podcast world, and the big players haven’t said (or written) anything about anything yet, but I’m sure there’s been all kinds of back end, off line chatter for months now. And, two days ago, Google announced that content creators of podcasts can get their shows Read more…
As the popular adage goes “People in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.” Essentially, this means that people who have certain weaknesses shouldn’t criticize others for those same issues. However, a new spin to this old saying can be used. Now, people live in those glass houses by putting their information Read more…
Storytelling, when a name is put to it, is the act of getting across to other people who we are, why we matter, what our thoughts and feelings are and what we value. This process happens from the time that we begin to learn to talk (and sometimes before) and Read more…
There are not many ways to grow (or scale) past merely being a solo entrepreneur, freelancer, or consultant. You can “productize” a process (see Brian Casel’s approach for more about this), or you can develop a product that you can sell repeatedly, such as a workshop, or even a seminar. Read more…
The human eye is a powerful bundle of tissues, nerves and liquid. As the most complicated mechanism (short of the brain) in the human body, the human eye can see, take in information and transmit that information for interpretation in the brain. One of the first things that a practicing Read more…
There are “things that don’t scale” many organizations avoid doing (or abandon outright), when they reach a certain size. Leaders in those organizations (who may have begun bravely desiring to commit to doing those things) abandon the “things that don’t scale” as other interests begin to attract their attention (see Read more…
There are two times a leader has to be persuasive, has to pitch and present and leaders are typically good at one and poor at the other: In a small group: Small groups (anywhere between 2 people and 10 people) are groups where leaders can either shine or fail based Read more…
Leadership is hard enough without understanding the power of influence over others. There are seven areas of psychology that effectively “lock in” to each other in a hierarchical, top down structure governing human relationships. They create the context where persuasion and influence can be effective between a leader and their followers. Read more…
Earbud_U, Season Two, Episode #6 – Ben Giordano, Owner- Freshy Sites, Web Developer, Entrepreneur, All Around Good Guy! Sometimes…some days…podcasting just doesn’t work. A guest isn’t prepared, the audio doesn’t work, or the host is not prepared. Sometimes, no matter how prepared the host, the audio, the equipment and the Read more…