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• Salt & Pepper, Time & Temp

  There’s an awarding winning barbecue joint here in Austin. It started out as a trailer and soon graduated into its own building.  The barbecue is so good that you have to line up at 10:30 in the morning, wait an hour until they open the doors at 11:30, and when the meat is gone…they close.  [...]

• Thanks and Goodbye

  I’m out. I’ve written this column/blog for the last 2 years and it’s time to stop. I don’t know why, it just is.  The last few things I’ve written have felt forced. That’s not good. I’ve enjoyed the time, the sharing, the ideas, and the inspiration. The truth is I’m on to what’s next. There [...]

• Nobody Knows What They’re Doing

  I volunteered to help coach my son’s flag football team.  I’m the Defensive Coordinator. I have no idea what I’m doing, and it shows Two games deep into the season, and we can’t stop a parked car. Here’s the problem. Nobody on the team has any idea what their specific job is.  I’m trying to [...]

• I’m Going on Facation!

  Facebook’s latest update has people and brands scrambling to manage their digital history.  All those status updates from days gone by will be front and center once again. Photos, Activities, Check-Ins…it’s all there. Welcome to Timeline. I’m annoyed. Not with Facebook’s changes, but with the amount of time I have to spend reviewing and caring [...]

• Are We Using Our Super Powers?

  On the way to work today, I had a couple of different ideas converge with each other, and it’s made me rethink how we look at employees.  We’ve often heard how important it is for people do be doing what they love.  Are they? Morgan Spurlock’s TED talk in 2011 challenged us to think about [...]