Tuesday Dispatch: Issue #58
The Owl and The Beetle
This week we learn why we should send a Bible to make an impression, what BPM is, and 40 questions to ask ourselves every decade. As well as the rhetoric of hyperlinks and why we can safely keep our webcams off if we want to.
Let's get going!
3 Droplets of Leadership
The Send a Bible Rule to Leave and Impression That Lasts
One of the hardest things in any important communication is knowing whether the people you're communicating with are truly hearing what you have to say.
Read this story to find out how to make a long-lasting impression by sending a Bible.
A Guide to Business Process Management
Business process management (BPM) streamlines and optimizes business processes, or repeatable tasks, to foster a more effective and efficient organization. The purpose of BPM is to save time, reduce errors, and keep a business running smoothly.
Simply put, BPM aims to save your business time, money, and resources.
You can read more on BPM here.
40 Questions to Ask Yourself Every Decade
This is a solid exercise to try every decade. There are questions like:
What would you do if you had 6 months to live?
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Why do you get out of bed in the morning?
I highly recommend it. Don't miss it!
2 Grains of Technology
The Rhetoric of the Hyperlink
The hyperlink is the most elemental of the bundle of ideas that we call the Web. If the bit is the quark of information, the hyperlink is the hydrogen molecule.
This is a must-read about the Hyperlink. Check it out!
Demanding Employees Turn on Their Webcams Is a Human Rights Violation, Dutch Court Rules
According to the court documents, the company’s response to that message was to fire the employee.
The employee took Chetu to court for unfair dismissal, and the court found in his favor, which includes paying for the employee’s court costs, back wages, a fine of $50,000, and an order to remove the employee’s non-compete clause. The court ruled that the company needs to pay the employee’s wages, unused vacation days and a number of other costs as well.
1 Atom of Reflection
"The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity." - Amelia Earhart