One of the main reasons I love marketing is because it is intrinsically customer or user-centric — at least good marketing is. A couple centuries ago, I received an undergraduate degree in behavioral science from the University of Kansas, which was the PERFECT discipline for me to learn —scientifically — how best to understand human behavior – our motivations, aversions, … [Read more...] about Blurred Lines: UX + Marketing
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Jeff’s “Two-Pizza” Rule for Meetings & Teams
To your left is a real-time pole eliciting responses from 4,243 people on LinkedIn last week! The prompt: Do you believe in Jeff Bezos' "two-pizza" rule for meetings? (Defined: If two pizza's can't feed the whole group, it's too big). 78% agreed and said, "yes, smaller [teams/meetings] is better". Where are you on this? Here's the research: The issue with … [Read more...] about Jeff’s “Two-Pizza” Rule for Meetings & Teams
Two more certs! #ProjectManagement
Need proof? See here. … [Read more...] about Two more certs! #ProjectManagement
A-G-I-L-E, that’s how you spell VICTORY.
I'll be brushin' up on my #projectmanagement skills in grad school this summer by taking a 'Process Improvement & Innovation' course with Steve Sclarow, MBA, AIA — and crushin' some handy certifications, like this Agile one from Project Management Institute. P.S. The former Project Manager in me (read: recovering perfectionist) is slightly exhausted thinking about the … [Read more...] about A-G-I-L-E, that’s how you spell VICTORY.