by Tim Denning | Oct 11, 2021 | Money
I am the worst employee in history. If you hire me I’m guaranteed to be lazy and daydream the day away. Why? All I want to do is write. Business puts me to sleep. Spreadsheet rots my mind. Meetings ignite my rage and make me a nasty little boy. Despite all of this, I...
by Tim Denning | Oct 4, 2021 | Life
We’re all sick of Hollywood acceptance speeches. Like me, you probably weren’t on a film set this year with Brad Pitt. But you’ve seen plenty of acceptance speeches at work. “Oh, it was a team effort. Thank you for the trophy and chocolates.” (And the enormous annual...
by Tim Denning | Oct 4, 2021 | Startups
“He’s not a crackpot. He’s institutionalized.” Until a few years ago I’d never heard the word institutionalized. My corporate compadres taught me the word. The meaning is given to those who work as employees for long enough to get stuck in the corporate matrix. Just...
by Tim Denning | Oct 4, 2021 | Writing
Kelly Clarkson and “The Voice” tv show is a cheesefest. And I love its cheesy goodness because I can’t sing. The other day I noticed something about the creators who sing on the show. They come to the studio in their best Sunday outfit. They shine their shoes. They do...
by Tim Denning | Oct 4, 2021 | Entrepreneurs
Imagine you got the greatest opportunity of your life. Now imagine splitting it with five other people. That’s what I did today. My inbox lit up with one of those “holy crap, you’re talking to me” opportunities. My first thought was how do we rise together? I sent...