Month: October 2015

October 12, 2015

Greg Thomas

Airlines and Headphones

As I start to do my mental prep for trip over the next few weeks I’m trying to figure out how I pack for said airline experience with my headphones. I’ve come to believe that every flight is an experiment in human responses to changing stimuli in a metal tin can hurtling through the skies at thousands of feet in the air at many miles per second. For example; Almost 3 years ago, I took a flight on one carrier, where they gleefully told us we could put our headphones on from take-off to touchdown – wahoo – what a great

October 9, 2015

Greg Thomas

Some Random Thoughts on the Election Process

There are a number of elections going on around the globe right now all at different stages of completion; electing a party candidate, debates, campaigning, closing in on election day, etc. Last night I was on a ZOOM call with some past cohorts from my altMBA (January class accepting applicants now) and they suggested I write about my thoughts on elections and all.  So with little knowledge of the election process and all that goes on behind that machine, here are my thoughts. Do away with all that Signage I would love to see a candidate that focuses more on getting their

October 6, 2015

Greg Thomas

References used to mean something

When I have asked and when I do ask for a reference, my hands still get clammy and my stomach becomes taut – “What if the person I am asking for a reference says no?  What if they were just paying me lip service on my performance?  What if I don’t get the job because of it?”. I think you should feel that way about asking for a reference because that means that you care about the result – whether good or bad – to help you grow. It should not be a guarantee. But instead we’ve shifted over to

October 2, 2015

Greg Thomas

Ignore the Stats

Every morning, I come in, sit down and check stats, analytics, bounce rates, time spent on sites, etc? Why? Validation?  Hubris?  Conversion Rates? Does it matter if it was anything those things? Have I changed my pattern for what I do? Am I going to change my pattern for what I do? So what does it serve? Nada. At this point, they are meaningless so why worry about it.  So I’m turning off that side of my brain, the ROI analytics and going with my gut. Food for though in any venture, kick the noise to the curb and focus

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