Category: Work & Web
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Technical debt. It’s the idea that not keeping up with best technology practices, platforms, and talent carries a quantifiable cost. A cost in efficiencies and capabilities. A cost in opportunity. And a cost in, you know, money–both missed revenue and the inflated budgets required to nurse and manage outmoded technologies and structures. So technical debt…
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It’s been a long day. Up at 5 am to catch the bus to New York, a full session with plenty of business and catching up with colleagues after a month-plus of not visiting The City. A sunny late-afternoon walk across town brings the realization that your energy is about tapped out. Down into the…
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Working at Men’s Health, I’ve often been struck by men’s emotional reactions when they find out where I work. They love the magazine. Been getting it for years. Within a couple questions, you realize that they really haven’t dug into it in years. Instead, it’s found a comfortable spot on their coffee table, and in their…
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Dan John was a very special guest at work on a Monday. He’s one of the very best kettlebell experts in the world, but beyond that he was a great teacher. We spent four hours learning three exercises—yes, 3: The kettlebell swing, goblet squat, and Turkish get-up. When we were done, everybody was smarter, inspired,…
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It’s Fun at Work Day at Rodale, Emmaus (the NY one apparently isn’t nearly as involved), and we had a pingpong tournament. I haven’t played in months and was very rusty—plus, it’s intimidating to play in front of three dozen people. I kept missing the table. Score one for stage fright—and Ben Court, who beat…
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One of the really great things about working at Rodale is that we’re in the business of human thriving, which makes it really hypocritical if the company doesn’t, you know, encourage its employees to thrive. Point being, we have a “fun in the workplace” Friday coming soon, with food, contests, games and activities planned. (Now…
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Jay Rosen Tweeted this: The ugliness, stupidity and trash bag economics of banner ads are finally becoming clear to people caught up in them. http://t.co/1xCHgMGj2c — Jay Rosen (@jayrosen_nyu) March 2, 2013 And I say, it can’t happen quickly enough. As a business, this impossibly huge inventory crushes value. If you’re a high-value brand…
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Coming of age in the worst job market in 7 decades stinks. Some thoughts on surviving it.
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My Sports Writing class, SW500, at the Newhouse School of Syracuse University, recently read and was moved by The Courage of Jill Costello, by Chris Ballard, of Sports Illustrated. I tweeted it out and heard from the author himself, SI_ChrisBallard, with a thanks for the mention. Since we were in contact now, I felt permissioned…
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Me? I was home eating breakfast when I heard on the radio that a small plane had collided with the World Trade Center. Turned on CNN, saw a smoking hole and thought it looked too big for a Cessna. Minutes later, a plane passed by in the background, then 10 seconds later it smashed into the other…
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