I want to know why we (readers, consumers, whoever) are so willing to pay for the cheap? Cheap has nothing to do with actual monetary cost, but has everything to do with the intangibles spent and the value gained. There are lots of ways to spend cheap. You are paying with attention spans from your brain, minutes lost in conversation (or translation), bits of disappointment or sadness.
(re)Examining Modern Convention
Tag Archive: business
The Problem with the CYA Mantra
The CYA mantra insists that work be done in vacuums at your cubicles. As long as you take care of your part of the load – everyone is fine.
Calling All Left Brainers: How to Break Through the Confusion of Right Brain-ness {Guest Post by Marvin Ruffin}
A Whole New Mind explains what tools are needed to keep the Left Brainer relevant in today’s job market by employing several senses: design, story, symphony, empathy, play and meaning.
What am I Worth on the Open Market? {Guest Post by Jessica Schanberg}
It seems like in this template driven, easy fix society, we’ve forgotten why we hire really creative people in the first place.
Should Private Unemployment Insurance Catch on?
It turns out that the biggest problem with private unemployment insurance is something that industry insiders refer to as adverse selection.
“Business” Travel for the Unemployed with ZERO Budget
Therefore, if you want to do something utterly, truly and deeply worthwhile with your unemployed time – traveling can be your golden ticket to change.
Business Cards…Kind of
I picked up these calling cards from the Paper Source on Chicago Avenue last week. I'm too cheap (now) to create my own business cards - but it beats writing my contact info on ...
Word of Advice: Learn the Art of Asking Questions
Last week in D.C., I learned what bitter disillusionment can do to the unsuspecting professional. While pitching AWP's work to an agency, we got the usual questions about who, what, when, where and why. Yet, one particular person insisted ...