Posts Tagged "work"

Published!

Published!

I was recently published in the October issue of LiveBetter Magazine! Check out my column on the water crisis in Mozambique here! A big thanks to Africa Water is Life for taking me along as photographer and story collector to Mozambique last January and to Jessica Kiefer at Bohlsen PR for working to get us in and to LiveBetter for taking a chance on the...

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Early Summer Reading Recommendations

Early Summer Reading Recommendations

We’re two weeks into reading season (aka summer), and it seems as though the amount of literature I’d like to consume is growing by the day. What else is new? It seems as though writing is making a serious comeback, like well known authors are scavenging to be on the front lines of word warfare when everyone else, especially the general public, rediscovers the power of the pen and...

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The Business of Motivation

The Business of Motivation

Give the proper tools to a group of people that want to make a difference, and they will. Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google Outside factors used to work extremely well as incentives for motivation. A paycheck or a company car or an annual raise or a Christmas bonus, all used to be sufficient prodding devices capable of goading workers into meeting deadlines and out-performing their previous personal...

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Malcolm Gladwell On Work

Malcolm Gladwell On Work

A Year Is Composed Of 31,556,926 Seconds Being intentional matters. A Few Crucial Points From Malcolm When work is truly satisfying it meets 3 key criteria: Work must be Autonomous:  You must be responsible for your own decisions and direction. Work must be Complex:  It must engage your mind and your imagination Work must display an intrinsic Connection between Effort and Reward:  The more...

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