More than a living

We’re not trying to stop you. Not at all.
In fact, if you think that’s what you’d like to do, then by all means, go get ‘em tiger.
Whatever makes you happy.
But before you go? You might want to read this little Seth Godin ditty on When to start.

Sometimes, disdain for your working environment can result in a gradually decreasing level of productivity that brings you closer and closer to a completely comatose state. And, this lack of progress tends to feed your dissatisfaction. Which makes you more upset, which results in less activity.
It’s a really nice death spiral. Or, if you want […]

Over at Escape from Cubicle Nation, Pam alludes to the fears that overtake all entrepreneurs at some point or another. And works Saturday Night Live into the discussion, to boot.

Amy just shared this Bank of America video which, unfortunately, reminded me of this Starbucks one.
Now that I’ve finished laughing, it’s got me thinking: This is impressive. Admittedly, in a very sick way. But impressive.
These companies have to be doing something right to get employees to behave this way. They’re inspiring some sort of loyalty. […]

So, any of you who have read hypocritical must realize that Kathy Sierra holds a special place in my heart. Because she’s a genius and I heart geniuses.
And because she’s real and genuine. And that makes me appreciate her even more.
If you’ve never read Kathy’s blog, Creating Passionate Users, you’re missing out. Greatly. Her delivery […]

I’ve been noticing more and more blogs, articles, and insights focused on entrepreneurs (which could be, quite possibly, because there are simply more and more of them). In my simplified view, this means one of two things or possibly both: 1) Those folks have more time on their hands to do what they want, now […]

ChangeThis. Always a good source for inspiring manifestos. Manifesti? Manifesta?
Anyway, for you managers looking to make a real difference, why not try leading by actually, well, leading?
How far are you willing to go to facilitate change in your organization? Management expert, David Maister, says you’ve got to be willing to go first. And […]

First off, if you haven’t read Good to Great by Jim Collins, et al., you should. Even if you don’t like business books. It’s just an interesting read. For a business book, even. So read it, even if the term “business book” makes your skin crawl.
Or just keep coming back here and we’ll likely feed […]

More than a living began more than a decade ago. It began as a series of ideas before it was More than a living. These discussions have spanned more than a decade (or two decades, combined) of frustration with the apathy that businesses tended to show toward employees.
That frustration was magnified by the similar apathy […]