Desk of Brad
Brad Heidemann, CEO, Tahzoo
“Be well, do good work, and keep in touch” – Garrison Keillor Hi Everyone, “When is the last time you guys talked?” I think about my old friends from time to time, I wonder what they are up to and how they are doing. Of course, there is the social media portrait of someone’s life …
“Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.” – Aesop There is an old saying that “the difference between people is the books they’ve read and the people they’ve met”. As most of you know I enjoy reading very much. I still consider it reading if you listen to a book on Audible etc., (just to …
“Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe.” – Gail Devers Hi All, Happy Anniversary Everyone!!! Tahzoo is eight years old this week. We’ve been on a remarkable journey from a big idea with a few …
I had a nice visit to the Richmond office this week. As Dara said, it’s going to be “Richmond hipster”, replete with a huge mural along the main wall. As we were moving various items into the new office, I came across a whiteboard that had advice written for new employees. It got me to …
I spent the week driving across the United States visiting BBQ restaurants and meeting people. I am always fascinated to hear the stories about how the restaurant was started and to feel the passion of the pitmaster. One thing strikes me about BBQ, nobody gets into the business for the money, maybe the fame but …
“Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things.” -Peter Drucker Last full week in June… I saw my doctor this week for my annual checkup. Pleased to say I am in good health with the possible exception that my blood pressure was a bit too high as you could probably imagine, my stress …
“What would you do if you believed you only had a few minutes to live? Don’t look back. Don’t be afraid. Don’t give up. Don’t Look Down.” -Sir Richard Branson Getting Social: Share and Share Alike I’ve been talking a lot recently about The Experience Economy my perspective on how I think the world of business has shifted over recent years from one of …
“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.” -Edith Wharton Making Tahzoo Great… You know every week I end my letter to the company with Let’s go be great – I really mean that in fact I really want that for each of you and myself. We all have a choice; we can work …
This week I am going to focus on the measurement of the two most important areas of our business: our employees and our clients. As we start the final quarter of 2015, it’s important to take a look back at both our successes and areas of improvement so that we can end the year feeling …
I hope you had a great week too… We have been making good strides towards building the new Tahzoo. I realize that it can’t all be great and that all of us have good weeks and tough weeks, but for me, it was a great week. I am seeing our strategy take hold and I’ve …