Meet Mr. Bonner — An Inspired Educator

A few months ago we had a special guest join our all hands at Remind. His name is Michael Bonner, and he’s become a bit of a celebrity thanks to his appearances on the Ellen DeGeneres Show. Indeed, the YouTube video of his 2nd grade class rapping a reading…

One Approach to Defining Your Company’s Vision, Mission, and Values

It’s that time of year. People scrambling to return a last few holiday gifts, to sneak in a few more holiday treats, or to squeeze in those last few days of break before revving the engines to start their new…

“Lighten Up, Francis”

Remember early 80’s comedy movie “Stripes” starring Bill Murray? If you do, you remember the scene where Sgt. Hulka is getting to know the troops and he gets around to the psycho guy who tells all the other guys “…if any of you guys touch my stuff I’ll kill you”…or something to that affect.

A Message to My College-Bound Daughter

Late this past week I dropped my eldest child off at the airport to begin her journey back east to start her freshman year of college. Now before you peg me as the callous parent who can’t be bothered to travel all the way to her college campus — followed by a…

5 Things to Look for in a People Ops Leader

Earlier this year we made the decision at Remind to begin a search for a VP of People Operations (or what companies used to call a VP of HR). What drove this decision at our company — was it because we hit a magic number of employees and felt we needed…

Trying On Some Waking Up With Sam Harris

My brother’s been raving about this guy Sam Harris and his “Waking Up” podcast for well over a year now. Harris’s Wikipedia page describes him as “an American author, philosopher, neuroscientist, critic of religion, blogger, public intellectual, and podcast…

One Way To Describe What Enterprise Ready Looks Like

The end of 2018 grows near. Now’s the time to both reflect on the last year and the successes and failures your experienced at your…

The Opportunity Myth Of College Readiness

A few weeks back I had the chance to chat with Dan Weiseberg, CEO of TNTP (formerly…

The Challenge of Idea Versus Reality

Our minds are wonderful creations. They have the capacity to imagine the amazing and design the most creative results — from art to…

What Being Number One Really Means

As a kid I used to watch sports with my grandfather every visit I made to his Portland home. We’d watch any game that might be on — baseball, basketball, or football — and during each telecast he’d sit quietly until that same moment in every telecast. As soon as the…