Mindful Communication

Mindful Communication

How often do you reread an email before sending, or ask yourself if the message is important and clearly written?Mindfulness is being aware. It’s a concept foundational to Buddhism. And after several millennia of living mostly in the world of philosophy and religion,...
Ready for the Shredder

Ready for the Shredder

Last week I realized that I’ve kept electronic records of every aspect of my business for over a decade. I wondered why I was keeping paper versions of the same, so I spent an afternoon sorting through my two-drawer hanging file cabinet. I filled six boxes with paper...
Information Overload

Information Overload

I am still unwinding my brain from the Information Overload Research Group (IORG) ‘un-conference’ in San Francisco last week. IORG is a 5-year old coalition of academics, business owners and consultants – all volunteer. I’d learned of it only a few weeks earlier. The...