Monthly Archives: December 2013

Best selling memoirist Mitch Albom discusses Phone Calls from Heaven

Tuesdays with Morrie is the best selling memoir of all time but author Mitch Albom spans genres with sports writing, fiction, and nonfiction. His latest, The First Phone Call from Heaven, is a novel exploring themes of loss and religion, … Continue reading

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Daniel H. Pink: We’re all selling something and how to get kids to clean their rooms

Daniel H. Pink, bestselling author of Drive and a great TED talk, returns with his latest, To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others. In this interview, he talks about his thesis that almost everybody is trying to sell themselves at … Continue reading

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Definition of a Data Scientist: Someone Who Likes to be Wrong

Ohio State University’s Chief Data Officer James Brenza and Metcalf and Associate’s CEO Maureen Metcalf have a common interest: how does Big Data illustrate leadership choices? Brenza and Metcalf recently published an article looking at the role of Big Data … Continue reading

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3 reasons to become a helicopter pilot

This week’s guest Byron Edgington describes his memoir The Sky Behind Me and reasons why he became a helicopter pilot even though this mode of transportation has no “hands free” setting. Craft with Byron Edgington A youtube video about the … Continue reading

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