Tiny Wings is the heart-pounding story of a multicolored bird with disproportionately small (need I say, tiny) wings. Driven to flee it’s home, it must embark on a journey through uncharted and treacherous landscapes. It is an engrossing tale of one feathered creature’s attempt to overcome personal limitations and environmental obstacles. Actually, Tiny Wings is just a simple game I …

Yesterday, in my post about Introducing Twitter to Millenials, I mentioned my book, Tweedership. Tweedership is a compilation of a year’s worth of tweets on the topic of leadership. It’s packed full of ideas, wisdom, lessons, insights, and advice on leading well (both yourself and others). To give you a sample of what you’ll find in Tweedership, I picked a …

I work on a University campus. Everyone is on Facebook. I watch my own children in both Middle School and High School. All of their friends are on Facebook. I speak at a variety of youth events. Facebook rules their time on the internet. A 2011 Nielson Report shows that globally, people spend 53 BILLION minutes a month on Facebook. …

Every once in awhile, I wonder what life would be like if I had a super power. I think about how cool it would be if I could fly, or move things with my mind, or be invisible. Super powers give super heroes a distinct advantage. I think the same thing can be said about perspective. If you have a …

My friend, Phil Gerbyshak, tweeted the link to a great presentation given by David Meerman Scott. Besides the fact that Scott offers some thought-provoking commentary on marketing in the “now,” he knocks the ball out of the park as a presenter. While I was watching the presentation, I kept thinking to myself, “this guy is smooth like butter.” I want …

The to-do list can easily become overwhelming. Due dates arrive more quickly than we anticipated and turn into due hours. We all experience seasons where the pace of our lives looks like a full-blown sprint. There’s also the temptation to wear busyness like a badge of honor. We live in a society that respects the busy people. Tell somebody else …

Last week, Forbes.com noted that “Facebook and other sites like it are becoming the digital proxies for our real world selves.” With that in mind, it’s becoming increasingly obvious that we need to pay closer attention to what we post online. Your online presence is telling a story about who you are. People are making judgements and evaluations about you …

I’m engaging in my annual tradition of filling out my NCAA Tournament Bracket. Yup, March Madness is about to kill my productivity. One of the easiest selections to make in the first round is the game between the #1 seeds vs #16 seeds. History shows that a #16 seed has NEVER beaten a #1 seed. Not once. I guess that’s …