I'm flattered when I get endorsed for a skill on LinkedIn. However, I'm perplexed when I'm endorsed by an individual whom I have neither worked for nor met. In addition, individuals who I have worked with are being endorsed for skills I know they do not have. This is unfortunate for LinkedIn because this removes any value that the ...

I don't think anyone can appreciate the difficulty of writing until they have tried to write a novel or novella.  It's really hard to flesh out an entire plot and ensure the characters are real.  I know because I tried my hand at writing a novel.  Suffice to say that it was awful.  However, I seem to fair better at shorter more technical pieces because I try to keep my writing to the point and avoid fluff words.   I stay on track by having these key performance indicators: No more than 3 points to support the main...

Pragmatic Marketing is a great company that provides workshops on product management and marketing.   The instructors provide relevant anecdotes that you can relate to and provide insight on specific challenges you face as a product manager or marketer.  I had the pleasure of attending a workshop on launching products in San Francisco this week.  What really stuck out for me were the key performance indicators (KPIs) associated with launching a product.  Here is the list: Leading Indicators: Pipeline growth Pipeline conversion Competition Risks Win/loss analysis Lagging Indicators: ...

Well, there are no key performance indicators in this post. This is a list of interesting numbers from research firm, Nucleus Research, with regards to Facebook in the workplace...

Guy Kawasaki, the father of technical evangelism, has a set of rules when presenting a business plan to him for venture capital funding. In the field of business intelligence, these would be your key performance indicators (KPIs) for PowerPoint...

I remember the first time I bought real estate.  I had absolutely no idea what I could afford nor where I should buy my place.  After talking with coworkers, family, friends, and doing my own research, I figured it out.  It was quite depressing how much buying power I had but it helped set my personal expectations.  In any case, here are my top 3 key performance indicators for those looking to buy a place. Your monthly housing costs should not be more than 32% of your gross monthly income.  Monthly housing costs typically include: Mortgage payments (principal...

I thought it would be fun to have posts dedicated to key performance indicators on topics not related to business. Hopefully, these off-topic performance indicators will be amusing as well as useful!

As the golf season winds down in Canada, I thought it would be appropriate to start with golf key performance indicators...