On the Floor

There’s no shortage of what you can do with your mobile photos. You can share them on Facebook or Instagram, print them out and frame them, and . . Read more...

At some point in the world of consulting it's important to cut the BS and get things done. After spending the last 5+ years as a consultant in increasingly senior and strategic roles I forgot how much I enjoy actually getting things done. It's not that consulting is intrinsically BS, but there are times when you're heavily into the strategic meta-language and you wish you could just get things done. Read more...

As promised, here is part 2 of the Transit App idea for Hamilton!  A few related things happened after putting this idea out onto our blog.  One, was that I found out Hamilton's very own Weever Apps was already developing their own version of this app specifically for the HSR. Read more...

For most people in this world, social media is a living, breathing part of our every waking day.   Whether we are constantly sharing on, or periodically checking in to, our various networks, this is now infused with our lives.   As much as the telephone in the 20th century, the printing press in centuries past, and the public forum since the start of civilization, social media is “now” integral to how we communicate. Read more...

After spending many years in large and small organizations I've had the pleasure of participating in and observing lots of fun, successful projects. And of course I've seen my share of not-so-successful, and certainly not-so-fun projects! I've seen inordinate amounts of money and resources wasted on transformational, "grand plan" projects and have come to form some strong opinions about how large and small organizations should collaborate to achieve the results they are both seeking. Read more...

In the early years of career-development, finding yourself in the midst of a dismal job market can be a bit of a fish-out-of-water experience (welcome to a phase that has ever-so fondly been dubbed "the quarter-life crisis"). Although a well-crafted resume and a professional-looking LinkedIn profile are both good places to begin, the question still arises - HOW do I stand out from the crowd? About a year and a half ago, I started working on my own portfolio and stumbled upon one of the coolest creative resumes I’ve ever seen. Read more...