The Final Showdown

Some of our frequent blog readers will recall the PBwiki Biggest Loser Challenge. During this challenge PBwiki employees learned a lot about themselves. We learned how great it felt to eat right, work out, and lose weight. We also learned how fiercely competitive the team is here in the office! Trash talking, sabotage attempts through delicious bakedContinue reading “The Final Showdown”

Even World Class Talent Needs to Communicate

The National Basketball Association has finally reached the quarter pole of the 2008-2009 season meaning that teams have played about 3/4s of their total games.  At this point, it’s pretty easy to tell which teams have a chance of winning the championship and which teams are already dreaming about next year. The Boston Celtics isContinue reading “Even World Class Talent Needs to Communicate”

What do you use for your playbook?

I spent most of Sunday afternoon at home watching various football games. While I’m a fan of all sports, I’m always amazed at the execution and synchronization of a typical football play. Each down, the 11 players move in perfect harmony in order to reach their goal. The slightest misstep can be the difference betweenContinue reading “What do you use for your playbook?”

We demand a recount! (Open Web Awards)

Photo courtesy of Jonathunder. It has come to our attention that in Mashable’s Open Web Awards, PBwiki came in as the runner-up to Wikipedia in the “Wiki” category. Clearly, this is a travishamockery of justice. Sure, Wikipedia is the largest repository of human knowledge, but you won’t find caricatures of all the Wikipedians on theirContinue reading “We demand a recount! (Open Web Awards)”

Productivity is the new black

With everyone worried about the economy, now is the perfect time to focus on increasing your productivity. If you’re a business owner, being more productive with everyday work will give you the time to think about how you can shift your strategy to account for the new environment. If you’re working for someone else, beingContinue reading “Productivity is the new black”

PBwiki Biggest Loser Challenge

Late last week in the office we had a discussion about weight loss. From this conversation we developed the PBwiki Biggest Loser challenge. For a $100 ante, PBwiki employees can enter into this 60 day challenge to be the biggest loser. We wouldn’t be PBwiki if we didn’t somehow incorporate a wiki into this challenge.Continue reading “PBwiki Biggest Loser Challenge”