Standing Alone for Change Have you ever felt that you just don’t belong? I mean, not only in the room, not only at the event, but that you were meant for an entirely different time in history? If you feel like you don’t belong in this world, that’s a good place to be. It means […]
Feeling Alone? It's Not Your Preferences, it's Your Values Read More »
If we’re paying customers, does that mean we’re entitled to a perfect customer experience? It would seem so. Think about this: one of the most difficult emotions to experience is loss. This applies to parting with our valuable resources. We only want to part with those resources if we receive a reasonable gain in return,
Loser Experience: How to Deal With a Customer Experience Gone Wrong Read More »
Everything went wrong today* – one thing after another after another after another. It got to the point where I fantasized of having a camera crew with me to document the craziness. I caught myself dreaming of receiving some award or medal for this convergence of trivial struggles. And yeah, that’s a fantasy. My situation
Worst Day Ever? Here are 4 Tips for a Quick Win. Read More »
This last year marked the year I launched this blog, my blog. I’ve had these ideas running around in my head for quite a while now, and this was the year that I finally did something about it. I shipped. I finally gave expression to some of those ideas, and in the process I connected with
The Best of 2014, and What Lies Ahead Read More »
Us & Them Have you ever been in a conversation with someone, and notice that he (or she) starts to draw a line between the two of you and the rest of the world? He starts finding fault in all these other people that you both know, and builds a case about how the two
Personal Leadership 101: Avoid Toxic Personalities (Present Company Included) Read More »
Jerusalem, where I live, is an international city. I have lasting relationships with people who do not live here, but rather come here regularly. It is often the case that I see these people more than I do my old friends and neighbors who live in-country. After being in such regular contact with people from
Personal Leadership 101: Respect the Concept of Culture Read More »
In my process of learning from other professionals online, I discovered a helpful blogger named Chris Lema. He is an expert in all things WordPress (and a fellow Rainmaker user as well). What drew me to Chris Lema’s writing is the fact that he doesn’t focus on the what of WordPress development – but on
Turning Your Life Into Useful Content: An Act of Personal Leadership Read More »
So, the New Rainmaker platform came out. I know this would be a gamechanger for me, so much so that I called it one of my two “big scaries”: The New Rainmaker platform Learning Ruby On Rails (gulp) (I recently read “Good to Great” by Jim Collins, in which he references BHAGs – Big Hairy
The New Rainmaker Platform: In the Valley of Decision Read More »
User experience is important, it gets talked about a lot. And today, more than ever, you are using technology – software – as an integral part of your daily life. User experience, or UX, refers to what it feels like when you use any kind of software. But it would be a mistake to limit
UX and Behavioral Economics: UX Has Been Around Since There Have Been Us and Xs Read More »
