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Re: Fighting The Funnel

Mike Campbell — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 18:12:40 -0000

Instead of just documenting how you feel after you consume certain foods, document the cue immediately preceding consumption. I'm reading the book Habit which states that we are creatures of habit. Habit lives in the most primal part of the brain and never goes away. You can only replace a bad habit with a good habit. Habit is a cue, action, reward loop. If you can identify the cue, you can change the action.

What you are doing, by the way, is chapter 5 of the book -- Willpower. Hundreds of researchers are studying willpower and one study found that joint replacement patients who documented their rehab fared far better than those who did not. Good stuff, Jason.

Re: Belkin Keyboard Folio for iPad 2

Mike Campbell — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 07:37:56 -0000

I have not thoroughly tested the arrow keys. They work great in the iPad native mail app. They do not work with VMware View client. I have not tested in other apps.

Re: Resume

Mike Campbell — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 07:34:40 -0000

Yes, it was using Notepad++.

Re: A Bold Experiment in Paid Content

Mike Campbell — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 11:59:36 -0000

There is both a value and cost to true journalism. And I totally agree that we need to keep journalism vital. I think the timing is right. The explosion of online content is making it much much more difficult to find relevant and accurate content. There is a value to me as a consumer to not have to wade through tons of free crap to find it.

Re: Silence and the Perfect Leadership Moment

Mike Campbell — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 22:58:44 -0000

Mark, I experienced a similar story. I was auditing a manufacturing plant when and employee lost his arms in a press. The CFO walked in and told us he would be unavailable for the next couple days. There where an eery hush in the entire building and everyone was genuinely concerned for their co-worker, friend, and fellow human.

I absolutely agree that we are most effective when we are human. I am a big believer in principal-centered leadership. Leaders never know what decisions they will face tomorrow. The only way to make the reight decisions is to be grounded on right principals.

Re: MikeCampbell.biz: Leadership Books Are Bunk

Mike Campbell — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 07:47:38 -0000

Thanks for the new titles. I'll check them out. Glad to hear you're coming to the Ville. I'd love to get together. What dates and we'll get something on the books.

Re: Paid to NOT Finish

Mike Campbell — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 10:13:19 -0000

Technology broke the billable hours and service professionals stuck in their old ways. The firm that can figure it out first will leave the rest in their dust.

When I was in public accounting, I bought software that took the audit engagement and synced with the tax return. I cut 15-30% off the tax return preparation. Under the billable hour methodology, we lost money! It's absurd.

Re: Improve your blog. Stop writing for an audience!

Mike Campbell — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 22:01:07 -0000

Spot on once again, Mark.

Re: Research casts new light on Twitter demographics

Mike Campbell — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 13:11:43 -0000

Isn't Gen Y twice as big as Gen X? If so, then it is not surprising that 18-29 Twitter group is twice as big as 30-49. What I think would be more interesting is the number of followers in each group. While the younger generation might have more users, I suspect they are using it mainly for personal and not business. They appear to use Twitter as down-time and not for branding, whether personal or business. The older generation, though, is all about building brand and number of followers. They are more influential, create more buzz and noise. Twitter has too many uses to paint such broad brush strokes.

Re: Corporate Culture v Recession

Mike Campbell — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 18:12:25 -0000

Mark, thanks for the huge compliment. Agreed, it comes from the top. I've worked with dozens of companies and witnessed all types of leaders. It is quite complicated and makes it quite interesting.

Re: Switching focus away from the marathon for a little while

Mike Campbell — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 17:39:33 -0000

I feel the same way, just with shorter distances. I ran my first 15k, which pales in comparison to a marathon. The week afterward, I was icing my leg every day. Although I'm glad I ran it, I realized how much more true training it takes to run the longer races. Any negative variable entered into the equation destroys months of training (eg illness, injury, weather, sleep, etc). If any of these variables hit family members, it affects me too. So the odds of all factors being optimal on a specific date are minimal. That's why I am sticking with shorter distances and standing strong against peer pressure to do otherwise.

Re: Be Open And Honest With Your Blog

Mike Campbell — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 09:41:42 -0000

Great advice, Mark. I've never heard that one. Makes a ton of sense.

Re: Culture of happiness: Profitable or Psychobabble?

Mike Campbell — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 17:18:10 -0000

Great points. I think companies can do a lot to demotivate but little to motivate without becoming gimmicky and/or bureaucratic. I've been critical of Pink, but he's on target with that one.

Re: Buy Your Team An iPad

Mike Campbell — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:08:57 -0000

I love mine too. I downplayed the *fun* part, but that is part of the perk. Thanks for reading.

Re: Drive and Motivation: Autonomy, Mastery, and Purpose

Mike Campbell — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 08:01:41 -0000

Mr. Pink says, "Fact: Money is a motivator at work but in a slightly strange way. If you don't pay people enough, they won't be motivated . . . Pay people enough to take the issue of money off the table." (Minute 4:50) This is what makes or breaks his argument. In other words, if you don't pay people enough, none of this other intangible stuff works. How much is enough? How much is it yesterday, today, or tomorrow? How much is it for each person?

You also hit on another weekness of Mr. Pink's argument. He provides only three motivators whereas other research points to over a dozen different motivators. That's my next blog post.

Re: Why Backupify Joined Facebook

Mike Campbell — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 22:08:39 -0000

That decision seems to only make sense. If your customers are on Facebook, so should you. I have two completely different networks on Twitter versus Facebook. None of my Facebook friends canceled their account and most didn't even know or care about the backlash regarding privacy.

Re: Drive and Motivation: Autonomy, Mastery, and Purpose

Mike Campbell — Fri, 28 May 2010 08:20:30 -0000

Great point, Arminda! Mr. Pink discusses the 'what' motivates but not the 'how'. You hit on the 'how' -- how to create that sense of purpose.

Re: What is your optimal performance zone?

Mike Campbell — Fri, 21 May 2010 21:36:35 -0000

Thanks Mark.

Re: How Google Will Bury The iPad

Mike Campbell — Fri, 14 May 2010 09:40:32 -0000

No iTunes!! That's the biggest reason for me.

Re: Bye Bye HP Slate. Bye Bye Microsoft

Mike Campbell — Sat, 08 May 2010 22:28:52 -0000

I love what your firm is doing, Jason. It is the most cutting CPA firm that I know. And you guys are doing it right. You've got to experiment and implement inside the firm in order to add value to your clients. Kudos!!

I have been very tempted recently to move our firm to Google Apps Premier. The fact that you can maintain your domain makes it quite appealing. We currently subscribe to a hosted Exchange. But nobody is really using the scheduling feature or shared calendars because Outlook is so clunky.

Since you are moving to Google, you may want to check out Backupify.com as a backup solution for Gmail and Docs. I don't know if it supports premier, though. I'm a paying customer and I love it. (Full disclosure: I know the CEO and Sr Software Engineer and it is a Louisville-based startup.)

Re: Bye Bye HP Slate. Bye Bye Microsoft

Mike Campbell — Wed, 05 May 2010 08:18:28 -0000

Thanks for reading Joe. You brought up a few other considerations I'd thought about but just didn't include in this post due to space. I had not consider the lack of file management system. Very important. I agree that the iPad would be just for rudimentary apps. I was not aware of the new products you mentioned. I will keep my eye out for them. And, yes, I too am growing tired of the iPad hype!

Re: Thinking about starting a blog? Go for it!

Mike Campbell — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:22:26 -0000

Thanks for reading David. Great point. If anybody is thinking about blogging check out David's blog at http://www.davidsfinch.com/. It is a great example of how blogging can open up opportunities you never would have expected.

Re: Thinking about starting a blog? Go for it!

Mike Campbell — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:16:58 -0000

Thanks Mark. That means a lot coming from one of my favorite bloggers. I highly recommend http://businessesgrow.com/b... as a great place to start reading for my first point.

P.S. I read your guest post after writing this. I counted the words in this post: 420. ( http://bit.ly/bZaaE3 :)

Re: How to make better decisions.

Mike Campbell — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:17:29 -0000

Thanks Mark. I've definitely considered it in the past. As a leader in a small business, part of my job is to educate within the company.

Re: iPad: Game Changer or Lame Duck?

Mike Campbell — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:39:00 -0000

No, the iPad is not a game-changer. It's just an supersized iPod touch. The HP Slate, on the other hand, is a game-changer and a product I will be watching closely. Microsoft has hit a homerun with Win7, a multi-touch OS.