Category Archives: Influence

I received an email the other day that irri­tated me. It was only two sen­tences long. The first describ­ing a prob­lem that needed to be addressed, and the sec­ond was a pointed ques­tion, “Are we going to do any­thing about this?” … Con­tinue read­ing →

Thought this was a fun pre­sen­ta­tion. The first 10 min­utes are the least engag­ing, so feel free to skip ahead a lit­tle. Great exam­ples of the power of social media, espe­cially when Conan talks about sell­ing out his entire tour … Con­tinue read­ing →

Yes­ter­day, I ranted a lit­tle bit about the dilu­tion of a good idea when we expanded Bring your Daugh­ters to Work Day to include male off­spring and changed it to Bring OUR Daugh­ters and Sons to Work Day. I thought … Con­tinue read­ing →

I’m the proud father of two boys and two girls. I’ve always had the ide­al­ized notion that my wife and I would raise them all gen­der neu­tral. You know, boys could play with dolls, and the girls could play with … Con­tinue read­ing →

I learned about this TED pre­sen­ta­tion from my friend Paul Simbeck-Hampson and just had to share. Adora Svi­tak is very inspir­ing at only 12-years-old. This video is well worth the eight min­utes it runs. Enjoy!