Do Your KPIs Help Or Hurt Your Business? KPI Litmus Test Reveals The Answer

Key Performance Indicators are metrics that track progress in achieving organizational goals. KPIs typically are tied to objectives, which lead up to corporate goals and strategy. Effective KPIs are simple, easily reported, widely understood and meaningful.… Read the rest

Happy Father’s Day

We recorded the Cast of Dads special Father’s Day episode early last week. It’s a hilarious discussion covering Father’s Day gifts, beer, Swedish moms, more beer, steaks and dry ice. Trust me, we’ve got something not only for dads, but moms, grandparents and anyone seeking a humorous, unvarnished slant on parenting and life.… Read the rest

The Sony Dash Is Not Your Father’s Alarm Clock (But You Can Win One For Him Right Here)

Just in time for Fathers Day…

My friends at Sony recently sent me a Dash Personal Internet Viewer. Don’t be fooled by the name. Some call it an alarm clock on steroids, but I think it’s defining a new category of “casual, passive Internet media consumption devices.”… Read the rest

Connecting With Ancestors Through Letters

I wrote an essay a few months back describing how the surge in digital communications has created a relative explosion in the impact of handwritten letters. My longtime friend Devin Marks left a comment that’s worthy of its own blog post, so here it is:

[A]bout a year ago, I returned to the family attic in Kentucky and pulled out some 1,700-odd letters from the 1880s, forward.

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