How do you do your best work?
Previously, we wrote about The End of the Desk and we considered three massive workplace trends. Also, I’ve been writing a bit lately about working in your strengths, overcoming your weaknesses and exposing your hidden talents. When you bring all of this together you reach this basic and fundamental question: How do you do your […]
The End of the Desk: 3 Massive Workplace Trends
Three Workplace Trends In the not so recent past, there was a fundamental presumption that doing your best work happened as you sat at your desk in front of your computer. Offices over the past century were all based on this line of thinking. Today, this presumption no longer fits. Like most things, the traditional […]
Milestones: 652 Blog Posts
I noticed the other day that I was posting my 650th blog post. Today’s is #652. And, I thought that’s pretty cool, I should celebrate this in some way. And, what better way than to write about it and share what I think it means. My Blog Milestones Firstly, let’s start with some stats. My […]
Eight Steps to Create Profitable Products
Geoff McDonald discusses the eight steps you need to take to create profitable products. This is episode 028 of the Ideas Architect Podcast. Our Topic: Create Profitable Products What are the steps that you need to take to create your product? In particular, how do you avoid creating a product no one wants. Instead, you […]
Three Obvious Things We Forget About Business
Do you ever stop and think that you’ve been making things hard and more complicated than you need to? I’ve been going through a phase where I’ve been questioning how I go about building my business. And, the good news is I’m seeing business as a simpler thing than I used to. Maybe this is […]
Brett Jarman: Build a Business with Purpose
Brett Jarman, Author of Soul Operator. Episode 027 of the Ideas Architect Podcast. Brett Jarman is a small business expert who believes that purpose and enjoyment in business is the key to productivity and profit. Having worked in over 30 countries around the world in a number of roles and businesses, he brings a wealth […]
Kindle Books Versus Physical Books
I read a lot of books. Usually 40-50 a year, which is close to, and not quite one per week. Mostly I read business books or at least non-fiction books. I rarely read a novel. One of the questions I often get asked is: Do you prefer Kindle books or Physical Books? Usually, people say […]
Blog Design: How to Make Your Blog Easier to Read
Blog Design Previously we talked about blog posts and asked a familiar question: How Long Should Your Blog Posts be? In that article I offered this tip: The design of your blog makes a huge difference to the perceived length and interest level of your blog posts. And, my inbox started to shake with the […]
Happiness: Seven Books To Make You Happier
Happiness is probably the biggest trend on the planet. And, that’s because it impacts all seven billion of us every single day. In the Western World it’s become a hot thing over the past 10 years as brain science and a psychological flip has us focussing on positive mental health and not just illness. Here’s […]
Why You Need to Create a Product
Episode 026 of the Ideas Architect Podcast Based on my previous post about ‘How Long should a podcast episode be?’ we’ve produced a shorter 17 minute episode that explores one of our previous blog posts. Our Topic: Why You Need to Create a Product We share 17 reasons as to why you need to create […]