Getting Paid . . . Eventually . . . After Having to Ask
Throughout 2008, we had an interesting, uh, adventure in hiring, before we found our infrastructure queen, Kate Williams. Kate is blogging the Insider View, as previously self-employed and now working with us. I expect that she’s going to embarrass the crumb out of me. The intention, however, is to be as transparent in our business […]
Impressions: Finding That First Right Employee
Throughout 2008 we had an interesting, uh, adventure in hiring, before we found our infrastructure queen, Kate Williams. Kate is blogging the Insider View, as previously self-employed, and now working with us. I expect that she’s going to embarrass the crumb out of me. The intention, however, is to be as transparent in our business […]
The Insider's View
For much of 2008 we were on an adventure in hiring. Heart of Business had, sadly and wonderfully, outgrown our amazing virtual assistants and needed to hire someone as a real employee. It was an expensive, painful, enlightening, and incredibly educational journey. My wife and I learned tons about ourselves, about the true needs of […]
I've Got This Great Blog Post, But I Need More Integration Time…
I started writing this great blog post about competition, and twins, and I thought I was finally returning to a business-head space, and my brain just can’t get to it. I’m needing another day (at least!) of adoption integration time. I know there’s been a lot of personal posts lately, and not much business content. […]
Drop Everything and Move to Columbus–Could You Do It?
On November 11 Holly and I received a phone call saying “the twins are born.” The blog tells the story of that elsewhere, but here’s the question for you: If you were asked today to get on a plane tomorrow and move to a city that is completely unknown to you, for an indefinite period […]
The Twins Have Arrived…
If you’ve been following this blog, then you may have read how my wife and I are following our hearts into insanity, times two. Well, they are born, and several weeks earlier even than expected. Twins normally are “due” about 36 weeks (as opposed to single kids, who are due at 40 weeks). Well, Samuel […]
More about Easy and Hard in Business
We’ve been having an inspiring, international conversation about the Obama presidency in The Business Oasis. There’s a snippet that Tenter Jocelyn Kahn wrote that I think is worth sharing with you all. I saw a quote on Oprah’s website from a show she did today: Quote: The 2008 presidential campaign wasn’t just a political movement—U.S. […]
Humility Is What Inspires Me the Most
Out of everything that has touched and inspired me through this US presidential election, an election that provided me with a three-handkerchief night last night (I’m not ashamed to admit that I was moved to tears), was the humility. It’s rare to see someone win with such humility. You look at the electoral votes, and […]
The Role of Hunger in Your Business
Hunger and fear are good for your business. Not abject hunger and despairing panic, mind you. That’s too much. But a little touch of hunger and fear is very useful. I know there are many people out there who would prefer that not to be the case. And I’m one of them. I wish inspiration […]
Following Our Hearts Into Insanity (Times Two)
For those of you who don’t know, for just about a year now my wife Holly and I have been in the process of adopting a child. It’s been a rocky, heart-breaking, exhilarating and expensive process. Suddenly, it’s happening. And, what’s more, it’s not even happening through our adoption agency. Let Me Give You Some […]