11 Jul 2011, Posted by Josh Allan Dykstra in Legacy, Life, 2 Comments Tagged , , , , ,

Button Pushers & Broken Education


Most of us don’t do “assembly line” type work anymore, but our organizations are still built for it. Today we explore how we got to this point… and it has everything to do with education.

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14 Feb 2011, Posted by Josh Allan Dykstra in Life, 4 Comments Tagged , , , ,

Going To The GRAMMYs & The Disappearing Mainstream


I got to go to the Grammy Awards yesterday, and I must say I had a blast! But the ceremony also made me think about a few things, including the assumptions NARAS is making about society and how the entire idea of a “mainstream” is disappearing before our eyes…

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09 Nov 2010, Posted by Josh Allan Dykstra in Life, 2 Comments Tagged , , ,

Network Roulette @ Brazen Careerist


A shameless plug for one of my favorite networking websites and their new product/service called Network Roulette. This just may change the way we connect with new people online.

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17 May 2010, Posted by Josh Allan Dykstra in Life, 10 Comments Tagged , , , , , ,

7 Dirty Little Secrets of Job Hunting (How to Find a Job, Change Careers, etc.)


Trying to make any kind of career shift can be incredibly frustrating, and I’ve found there are some dirty little secrets most people just don’t talk about when it comes to job hunting. Here are 7 unconventional, and helpful, things I’ve learned.

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29 Mar 2010, Posted by Josh Allan Dykstra in Leadership, 2 Comments Tagged , , , , ,

Kill The Jargon


Jargon is everywhere. Just like countries, every industry has its own language with terminology, slang, and catch phrases. Some of this is fine, maybe even good — but there’s something important here we can learn from Apple about making our communication more simple.

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