Blue Nile files for IPO

Seattle-based Blue Nile, an e-commerce diamond seller, has filed for its IPO. The company had revenues of $129 million in 2003 and operating income of more than $11 million. Imagine that: another profitable e-commerce company, this one selling diamonds and jewelry, with an operating margin of more than 8%. The bubble burst because of over-investment, but the internet works incredibly well for well-conceived e-commerce, content, and advertising business models.

Bullhorn 2018 Engage Conference – Keynote Speaker

I’m thrilled to be speaking at Bullhorn’s Engage conference again in June. Bullhorn is such a major player in the staffing industry. I’m always grateful

When In The Course of Human Development It Becomes Necessary

Yesterday I spoke at the Utah Worksite Wellness Conference about how to increase human well-being. The conference title was “Motivating the Demotivated”. That title sparked

Soar.com Logo Design

Some of you know that my partners and I are launching a new company that aims to help a billion or more people soar with

Cold Showers Can Benefit Your Health

I hated what I read in the Harvard Business Review last Friday: Cold showers have health benefits. I’ve always ignored people who advocate taking cold

Whose Fault Is It When An Employee “Fails?”

Whose fault is it when an employee “fails”? Was it the employee’s fault? The hiring manager? The current manager who doesn’t understand how to set

People Like Me Need People Like You

“People Like Me Need People Like You” Someday I’ll write a book about Ancestry.com. I’ll highlight the people who built Ancestry from the ground up–unsung

Celebrating Mike Dauphinee’s Work as a Strengths Coach

You probably haven’t heard of Michael Dauphinee II yet. But you will. He’s a rock star strengths coach and humanitarian, with more courage in his

The Team Coaching Zone Podcast

To listen to this podcast, click HERE. Announcer: Welcome to the Team Coaching Zone podcast. Join your host Dr. Krister Lowe and today’s leading organizational

Rhonda Boyle’s Strengths Activation Podcast Featuring Paul Allen

To watch the Strengths Activation Vlog where Rhonda Boyle and Kyle Draper interview Paul Allen, click HERE. Kyle Draper: Hey Paul. Paul Allen: Thanks for

My Favorite Artist

Artists, poets, and prophets can help us make sense of the craziness that we experience in the world. My favorite artist is Regina Spektor. When

Everyone Needs A Coach and Coaches Need Tools

Everyone Needs A Coach and Coaches Need Tools In the 90s, I spent many hours in libraries looking for public domain content to digitize and

The Fifth Discipline: A Global Movement

I have been reading “Four Days with Dr. Deming”. His genius ideas helped Japan transform their economy after WWII. Today I opened up “The Fifth

The Coach You Need

When you need a helping hand in life or at work you might decide to hire a coach. There are many amazing executive, career, leadership,

Beware of Taking Advice

Next Friday I get to deliver a keynote at Phoenix’s biggest startup event. But beware of taking advice from me–or anyone else. Startup events are

An Entrepreneurial Superpower

One of my entrepreneurial superpowers is asking questions at scale. Before I started Ancestry I went to libraries and conferences and asked questions. I learned

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