If you’ve spoken with me in the past three months, there’s a good chance I’ve brought up the book Reach Out by Molly Beck. One of the key takeaways from the book, that I’m currently trying to build a habit around, is to reach out to one person each workday and congratulate or thank them…
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Retaining Your Best Employees
When we talk about retaining employees, what we’re really discussing are incentives that are effective and how to operationalize them. Regardless of the organization, having clear and influential mission and values is paramount. Ultimately, it comes down to understanding who has joined your company and why. As to not regurgitate much of what I’ve said in the articles…
My Nerdy Little Wine Habit
Please note: This post may contain affiliate links. If you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we’ll get a small commission, which helps keep the lights on. Thanks! As you probably know by now, I’m addicted to subscription boxes. Some day soon, I’ll probably have a page…
Coffee Review: Ethiopia Hambela Dimtu Guji Organic
Please note: This post contains affiliate links. If you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we’ll get a small commission, which helps keep the lights on. Thanks! Whole bean Brewing methods: Chemex manual pour-over This is a medium-light roast, single origin bean that brews a beautifully complex cup. I…
Your Ideas Don’t Matter
Yes, that’s a bombastic title. However, the prevalence of potential entrepreneurs who fixate on ideas over execution is also extremely outsized. In this post, I’ll start to explain why that’s wrong-headed, and will write more on this subject in the future. I think this epidemic has been around for a while, and it’s likely that…
Daniels’ Running Formula
While my commitment to consistent running has had its ups and downs over the past twelve or so years, I’ve found Daniels’ Running Formula to be invaluable in helping me stick to it. I’m not a natural born runner. My body type, in the most generous sense, is built more for powerlifting than an expression…
Wine Review: F. Stephen Millier Black Label Calaveras Zinfandel 2017
Please note: This post contains affiliate links. If you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we’ll get a small commission, which helps keep the lights on. Thanks! Body: full | Sweetness: dry | Alcohol: 15.5% Region: Calaveras County, California I don’t typically react well to red wines that are…
How to Scale Startup Operations
Let me start with a trite statement, so we can all agree with it and get it out of the way. Change is hard. There are, however, fundamental steps and considerations that you can take to smooth out these transitions. In this post, let’s focus on developing and implementing process into a startup that has…
Coffee Review: El Salvador Monte Verde by Anodyne Coffee Roasting Co
Please note: Our posts may contain affiliate links. If you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we’ll get a small commission, which helps keep the lights on. Thanks! Whole bean Brewing methods: manual pour-over and french press Grown between 1,200 – 1,500 meters in the Santa Ana region of…
Developing and Growing Corporate Culture
I see some version of the following questions crop up fairly frequently, especially in the startup community, so I figured I’d take a moment to share a few thoughts. The questions go something like this: How should we take steps to implement a healthy corporate culture that will strengthen as we grow? If we’ve taken…