Posts by mickmel@c.im
(DIR) Post #AX784yBJPhblPkDFwW by mickmel@c.im
2023-06-27T10:35:36Z
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Higher standards can make things look worse “When you paint the dingiest wall in a room, it just makes the other walls look dingier.” https://www.mickmel.com/higher-standards-can-make-things-look-worse/
(DIR) Post #AX9CU32RHUGhqlCDfE by mickmel@c.im
2023-06-28T10:34:23Z
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AI won’t take over this blog"If you write to better understand the world and to grow, and you publish to invite others along for the ride, your job is not only safe, it’s becoming even more valuable."https://www.mickmel.com/ai-wont-take-over-this-blog/
(DIR) Post #AXBFn44eLKLQk6uRmK by mickmel@c.im
2023-06-29T10:20:51Z
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A solid business is built on trust“If you could get all the people in an organization rowing in the same direction, you could dominate any industry, in any market, against any competition, at any time.”https://www.mickmel.com/a-solid-business-is-built-on-trust/
(DIR) Post #AXDKyjHYMQ6NotFKc4 by mickmel@c.im
2023-06-30T10:28:24Z
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Standards over obedience“It’s unlikely that we can consistently create significant work without standards. We need consistent, measurable, external benchmarks of quality. We can establish expectations for our work and meet them.”https://www.mickmel.com/standards-over-obedience/
(DIR) Post #AXFPGfwgIEXGohDTGa by mickmel@c.im
2023-07-01T10:25:54Z
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Unfold ItI picked up the Google Pixel Fold, and I'm really liking it so far. Here are some of my early thoughts.https://www.mickmel.com/unfold-it/
(DIR) Post #AXHcA0H00JwFYTmwka by mickmel@c.im
2023-07-02T11:59:41Z
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The Sunday Summary: Removing gates, avoiding AI, building trust, and folding phoneshttps://www.mickmel.com/the-sunday-summary-removing-gates-avoiding-ai-building-trust-and-folding-phones/
(DIR) Post #AXJalj6KUEm9i0ZsQq by mickmel@c.im
2023-07-03T10:53:37Z
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Your oncologist doesn’t need to be a cancer survivor“It is possible for a middle-aged man to work at a pantyhose company, for an adult to design toys for toddlers, and for an oncologist in perfect health to help a cancer patient.”https://www.mickmel.com/your-oncologist-doesnt-need-to-be-a-cancer-survivor/
(DIR) Post #AXLlKNJOsUZ47kluGu by mickmel@c.im
2023-07-04T12:00:55Z
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Sell the customer as little as possibleAt The Home Depot, we used to tell our associates, “Your job is to sell the customer as little as possible to meet their needs.” - Arthur Blankhttps://www.mickmel.com/sell-the-customer-as-little-as-possible/
(DIR) Post #AXNiIMrzdhVKcyDujY by mickmel@c.im
2023-07-05T10:36:39Z
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Can you speed it up?I’m all about productivity, processes, and automation to help streamline things, but be aware of places where speeding things up could lead to poor results.https://www.mickmel.com/can-you-speed-it-up/
(DIR) Post #AXPlAm7yXICApDgqEi by mickmel@c.im
2023-07-06T10:18:27Z
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Creativity comes from connected thoughts"Be a creative person. Creativity equals connecting previously unrelated experiences and insights that others don’t see. You have to have them to connect them."https://www.mickmel.com/creativity-comes-from-connected-thoughts/
(DIR) Post #AXRocl6SEI6JEBGzOC by mickmel@c.im
2023-07-07T10:06:33Z
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“Make it darker” is not an acceptable form of feedbackEvery design decision should be defended on how it helps the end user, not on why someone happens to like a certain color better.https://www.mickmel.com/make-it-darker-is-not-an-acceptable-form-of-feedback/
(DIR) Post #AXU4zDasy8ndXn9sPo by mickmel@c.im
2023-07-08T12:19:18Z
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Learning from the newsLearning information about news events can make us all smarter, but it's easy to fall into the Dunning-Kruger effect and feel like some degree of an expert very quickly.https://www.mickmel.com/learning-from-the-news/
(DIR) Post #AXW9TslTFYc03LuGVE by mickmel@c.im
2023-07-09T12:19:06Z
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The Sunday Summary: Tiny sales, slow speed, and bad feedbackhttps://www.mickmel.com/the-sunday-summary-tiny-sales-slow-speed-and-bad-feedback/
(DIR) Post #AXY5BThNh8slbDskvw by mickmel@c.im
2023-07-10T10:40:21Z
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A lot of work for a little light"A Babylonian in 1750 BCE would have had to labor fifty hours to spend one hour reading his cuneiform tablets by a sesame-oil lamp. In 1800, an Englishman had to toil for six hours to burn a tallow candle for an hour."https://www.mickmel.com/a-lot-of-work-for-a-little-light/
(DIR) Post #AXa7f46M19Jn7gidHc by mickmel@c.im
2023-07-11T10:17:33Z
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Empathy without action is worthlessI saw a recent post about a family that lost everything in a fire; the first 50 responses were essentially “thoughts and prayers”, but way down the line was a guy that shared a GoFundMe link for the family.https://www.mickmel.com/empathy-without-action-is-worthless/
(DIR) Post #AXcCof1y1XuKejiyAq by mickmel@c.im
2023-07-12T10:24:44Z
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SEO hasn’t ever really changedGoogle has made a few small shifts over the years, but the core is still the same — make pages for users, not search engines.https://www.mickmel.com/seo-hasnt-ever-really-changed/
(DIR) Post #AXeHAqDPuNs5qepca8 by mickmel@c.im
2023-07-13T10:22:58Z
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Wasting your efforts on marketinghttps://www.mickmel.com/wasting-your-efforts-on-marketing/
(DIR) Post #AXgKxvZFUDCOoe3q4G by mickmel@c.im
2023-07-14T10:14:54Z
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Your real customers are a level or two deeper“Foundations often make the mistake of thinking that their “customers” are the nonprofits to which they give grants. In fact, a foundation’s customers are the individuals served by those grantee nonprofits.”https://www.mickmel.com/your-real-customers-are-a-level-or-two-deeper/
(DIR) Post #AmzniR0NksUpd9kLZo by mickmel@c.im
2024-10-14T10:40:50Z
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97% of web pages get zero traffic from GoogleI’m not suggesting that you give up trying to rank on Google, as there is still huge value there, but we need to recognize the increasing inability to do so.https://www.mickmel.com/97-of-web-pages-get-zero-traffic-from-google/
(DIR) Post #AsAuEciWUWmGg59zPs by mickmel@c.im
2025-03-18T09:26:37Z
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You train an animal, you teach a personIf you feel like you have to “train” your employees, you have roles that aren’t going to be around much longer.https://www.mickmel.com/you-train-an-animal-you-teach-a-person/