Please forgive the bragging, but I’d like to tell you about how I lost some weight this year. Eat the tomato instead of throwing it. When we were all locked indoors during the pandemic, I worried about texts I was getting from friends about regaining their college freshman fifteen. Perhaps it’s a new fifteen, feel […]
Read more "What Are You Willing To Give Up To Change?"In the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, there were 25 world records set in swimming competitions. If that sounds like a lot to be broken in a single year of events, it’s because it was at the time. Of those records set, 23 of them were broken wearing full-body tech suits according to Swimming World […]
Read more "Are Transformations Adding Fuel To The Fire?"When I first started working at Bottle Rocket Studios helping clients craft world-class mobile experiences, I thought I was an expert. I had spent years telling the world I was on my blog. Had even finished my pages for a book on building apps that I’ve bored you all about more than I should. I […]
Read more "Is It Possible You Are Your Own Product?"If you’ve never met Jake Calabrese, you should find a way to. He makes me happy every time I see him at a conference or get a text from him. Mostly, it’s due to him being an absolute wacko who knows how to make people laugh and makes everyone in the circle feel connected to […]
Read more "Someone On Your Team Is Lonely Right Now, Perhaps Its You"“When the number of options available are limited, it is foolish to fuss and fret. We should instead simply choose the best of them and move on with life. To behave otherwise is to waste precious time and energy.” William B. Irvine, The Stoic Challenge On my best days, I feel like these words personify […]
Read more "How Would Stoics View Org Transformation?"Remember when we all gathered in masses to see bands play live? We’ve all met these types of people before. The random stranger who walks by you after leaving screams, “that band was awesome!” Yeah, dude. We were in there with you just now. You don’t need to tell us something we all just witnessed. […]
Read more "It’s Okay To Talk About How Terrible 2021 Was -Now We Need to figure out what to do next"Have you ever left a meeting wondering why nobody gave your idea consideration? It’s a tough spot to be in, and I would like to discuss what happens as a result.
Read more "Why Do I Constantly Feel My Ideas Are Dumb?"I’m a member of the last generation to know life before the Internet. I’ve been able to witness how people have managed to craft personas based on their time spent online. This didn’t happen on purpose, of course. We saw this raw nerve connected to a network of other nerve endings capable of anything. Had […]
Read more "What’s Your Transformation Persona?"Gulp. You’re project is behind schedule. Funding didn’t get approved for your pet initiative. Contract isn’t going to be renewed. Company is downsizing. The feature you were sure was going to be a hit is a dud. I could go on, but you get the point. Bad news: Any information which adversely and seriously affects an […]
Read more "How Do You Share Bad News?"There aren’t many people from college I keep up with anymore. Just a few close buddies that I spent almost every day of life with for a few years. After graduation, we would call often, even do group calls to laugh at each other. Then when one of us would get engaged or have a […]
Read more "When Is Your Team Ready To Leave The Nest?"
Chris Murman 