Jordan Mandel
@jordanmandel.bsky.social
Designer-connector of leadership and employee experience | Hybrid & Future Work | Transformation of all forms. Retired tennis ballboy.
Our world improves when we notice invisible things that aren't working ⚙️
Today on my blog, I unfurl a wrinkle in reality we mostly seem okay with, and a simple solution to save water and sanity 💧
Read it now: open.substack.com/pub/jordanma...
Today on my blog, I unfurl a wrinkle in reality we mostly seem okay with, and a simple solution to save water and sanity 💧
Read it now: open.substack.com/pub/jordanma...
Remembering the Underdog Limb
A faucet fetish that may be mistaken for a foot
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January 9, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Our world improves when we notice invisible things that aren't working ⚙️
Today on my blog, I unfurl a wrinkle in reality we mostly seem okay with, and a simple solution to save water and sanity 💧
Read it now: open.substack.com/pub/jordanma...
Today on my blog, I unfurl a wrinkle in reality we mostly seem okay with, and a simple solution to save water and sanity 💧
Read it now: open.substack.com/pub/jordanma...
Making a list, checking it twice... 📝
On my blog I dig into the curse of the to-do list and shed some light on why these simple things can get so complicated.
Read it now, right here: jordanmandel.substack.com/p/the-curse-...
On my blog I dig into the curse of the to-do list and shed some light on why these simple things can get so complicated.
Read it now, right here: jordanmandel.substack.com/p/the-curse-...
Jordan's Blog: The Curse of the To-Do
Chucking the checklist state of mind
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December 20, 2024 at 7:10 PM
Making a list, checking it twice... 📝
On my blog I dig into the curse of the to-do list and shed some light on why these simple things can get so complicated.
Read it now, right here: jordanmandel.substack.com/p/the-curse-...
On my blog I dig into the curse of the to-do list and shed some light on why these simple things can get so complicated.
Read it now, right here: jordanmandel.substack.com/p/the-curse-...
Today we delve into a spectrum that dictates a lot about how we show up... it's the Ferris-Cameron Continuum, gleaning some important lessons from the mighty Ferris Bueller and his closest hombre, Cameron Frye 🚘
Read it now: open.substack.com/pub/jordanma...
Read it now: open.substack.com/pub/jordanma...
Jordan's Blog: The Ferris-Cameron Continuum
Grasping the reins, and letting them go
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November 27, 2024 at 4:42 PM
Today we delve into a spectrum that dictates a lot about how we show up... it's the Ferris-Cameron Continuum, gleaning some important lessons from the mighty Ferris Bueller and his closest hombre, Cameron Frye 🚘
Read it now: open.substack.com/pub/jordanma...
Read it now: open.substack.com/pub/jordanma...
Options. They're so valuable that companies include them in their compensation packages. Today on my blog I tackle the topic in a more general way, describing a bagel mishap, and what it taught about the importance of ... options. 💡
Read it now: jordanmandel.substack.com/p/options-ma...
Read it now: jordanmandel.substack.com/p/options-ma...
Jordan's Blog: Options Make The Heart Grow Fonder
Bagel Mishaps & Monopolies
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October 2, 2024 at 2:23 PM
Options. They're so valuable that companies include them in their compensation packages. Today on my blog I tackle the topic in a more general way, describing a bagel mishap, and what it taught about the importance of ... options. 💡
Read it now: jordanmandel.substack.com/p/options-ma...
Read it now: jordanmandel.substack.com/p/options-ma...
Today on my blog I unfurl one of the most brilliant systems I ever encountered, and the way you can bring it into your life, work, and team ✨
Read it now: open.substack.com/pub/jordanma...
Read it now: open.substack.com/pub/jordanma...
Jordan's Blog: Smoothing Out the Shocks
A coat check worth checking out
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September 26, 2024 at 2:56 PM
Today on my blog I unfurl one of the most brilliant systems I ever encountered, and the way you can bring it into your life, work, and team ✨
Read it now: open.substack.com/pub/jordanma...
Read it now: open.substack.com/pub/jordanma...
Do you believe in magic? I hope you do ✨
Turns out Ronald McDonald asked one of the most important questions for keeping the world an interesting place. Today on my blog I explain how: open.substack.com/pub/jordanma...
Turns out Ronald McDonald asked one of the most important questions for keeping the world an interesting place. Today on my blog I explain how: open.substack.com/pub/jordanma...
Jordan's Blog: Magic and The Explaining
Ronald McDonald had the right question all along.
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September 11, 2024 at 3:55 PM
Do you believe in magic? I hope you do ✨
Turns out Ronald McDonald asked one of the most important questions for keeping the world an interesting place. Today on my blog I explain how: open.substack.com/pub/jordanma...
Turns out Ronald McDonald asked one of the most important questions for keeping the world an interesting place. Today on my blog I explain how: open.substack.com/pub/jordanma...
Building buffers into your life lets you breeze through when things go haywire. And you can expect things to go haywire ⛓️💥
Today on my blog, I share The Bin of Uncertainty – a nifty mechanism that has saved me countless times, and will help you too. open.substack.com/pub/jordanma...
Today on my blog, I share The Bin of Uncertainty – a nifty mechanism that has saved me countless times, and will help you too. open.substack.com/pub/jordanma...
The Bin of Uncertainty
For when life goes predictably
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September 6, 2024 at 2:21 PM
Building buffers into your life lets you breeze through when things go haywire. And you can expect things to go haywire ⛓️💥
Today on my blog, I share The Bin of Uncertainty – a nifty mechanism that has saved me countless times, and will help you too. open.substack.com/pub/jordanma...
Today on my blog, I share The Bin of Uncertainty – a nifty mechanism that has saved me countless times, and will help you too. open.substack.com/pub/jordanma...
What can you learn from a bag of nuts? 💡
Plenty.
Today on my blog we explore how biases show up in everyday activities, and what pistachios can teach us about Darwin, nature, and evolution.
Read it now:
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Plenty.
Today on my blog we explore how biases show up in everyday activities, and what pistachios can teach us about Darwin, nature, and evolution.
Read it now:
open.substack.com/pub/jordanma...
Jordan's Blog: Nuts for Natural Selection
Darwin in the pistachio bag
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August 21, 2024 at 2:14 PM
What can you learn from a bag of nuts? 💡
Plenty.
Today on my blog we explore how biases show up in everyday activities, and what pistachios can teach us about Darwin, nature, and evolution.
Read it now:
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Plenty.
Today on my blog we explore how biases show up in everyday activities, and what pistachios can teach us about Darwin, nature, and evolution.
Read it now:
open.substack.com/pub/jordanma...
What do Fomo and science have to do with each other? Not much, but they do share one thing 💡
Today on the blog, learn about we can do with those experience we know we didn't have, and how it'll widen your world. Read it now: https://buff.ly/4dpbq9V
#fomo #health #digitalhygiene
Today on the blog, learn about we can do with those experience we know we didn't have, and how it'll widen your world. Read it now: https://buff.ly/4dpbq9V
#fomo #health #digitalhygiene
Jordan's Blog: U Got Fomo, I Got Rahmo
The journey from fear to regret
buff.ly
August 15, 2024 at 4:18 PM
What do Fomo and science have to do with each other? Not much, but they do share one thing 💡
Today on the blog, learn about we can do with those experience we know we didn't have, and how it'll widen your world. Read it now: https://buff.ly/4dpbq9V
#fomo #health #digitalhygiene
Today on the blog, learn about we can do with those experience we know we didn't have, and how it'll widen your world. Read it now: https://buff.ly/4dpbq9V
#fomo #health #digitalhygiene
August. The month that dazzles us with its beauty and the speed with which it passes. Dig into August's strange nature, the way it flies past in the blink of an eye ... and discover how dishonest our calendars must be 🗓️
Read it now: https://buff.ly/3yjTaQh
#calendar #culture
Read it now: https://buff.ly/3yjTaQh
#calendar #culture
Jordan's Blog: August, the Sunday of Summer
Explorations of time's non-uniformity
buff.ly
August 7, 2024 at 10:34 AM
August. The month that dazzles us with its beauty and the speed with which it passes. Dig into August's strange nature, the way it flies past in the blink of an eye ... and discover how dishonest our calendars must be 🗓️
Read it now: https://buff.ly/3yjTaQh
#calendar #culture
Read it now: https://buff.ly/3yjTaQh
#calendar #culture
The temperature of the lights we choose goes a long way in shaping our spaces, and the connections that happen in them.
Today on my blog, I share a guide to keep your soul in tip-top shape 💡
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#design #light #experience
Today on my blog, I share a guide to keep your soul in tip-top shape 💡
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#design #light #experience
Jordan's Blog: Temperate Lighting Anonymous
Notes from an addict
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July 3, 2024 at 2:07 PM
The temperature of the lights we choose goes a long way in shaping our spaces, and the connections that happen in them.
Today on my blog, I share a guide to keep your soul in tip-top shape 💡
open.substack.com/pub/jordanma...
#design #light #experience
Today on my blog, I share a guide to keep your soul in tip-top shape 💡
open.substack.com/pub/jordanma...
#design #light #experience
There's always a more perfect xxxxxxxx. Whatever your xxxxxxxx might be.
This week on my blog I tackle the tricky balance of being assertive and being accepting, with the Pursuit of Perfection 💎
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This week on my blog I tackle the tricky balance of being assertive and being accepting, with the Pursuit of Perfection 💎
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May 1, 2024 at 7:26 PM
There's always a more perfect xxxxxxxx. Whatever your xxxxxxxx might be.
This week on my blog I tackle the tricky balance of being assertive and being accepting, with the Pursuit of Perfection 💎
open.substack.com/pub/jordanma...
This week on my blog I tackle the tricky balance of being assertive and being accepting, with the Pursuit of Perfection 💎
open.substack.com/pub/jordanma...
There are those actions in our days that can seem remarkably trivial, and save us hours or weeks down the road.
What to do with your wet bathing suit when you're out for the day, and done swimming 🩳 ?
It's all connected.
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#learning #leverage #leadership
What to do with your wet bathing suit when you're out for the day, and done swimming 🩳 ?
It's all connected.
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#learning #leverage #leadership
Jordan's Blog: Better Put a Wring on It
Little actions that go a long way
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April 24, 2024 at 5:09 PM
There are those actions in our days that can seem remarkably trivial, and save us hours or weeks down the road.
What to do with your wet bathing suit when you're out for the day, and done swimming 🩳 ?
It's all connected.
jordanmandel.substack.com/p/better-put...
#learning #leverage #leadership
What to do with your wet bathing suit when you're out for the day, and done swimming 🩳 ?
It's all connected.
jordanmandel.substack.com/p/better-put...
#learning #leverage #leadership
How do you design an experience before the first moment happens? ✨
Today on my blog, I explore the importance of those crucial steps that happen before onboarding begins, and the hazardous mistake of believing a job begins on an employee's first day 💥
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#onboarding
Today on my blog, I explore the importance of those crucial steps that happen before onboarding begins, and the hazardous mistake of believing a job begins on an employee's first day 💥
open.substack.com/pub/jordanma...
#onboarding
April 17, 2024 at 2:47 PM
How do you design an experience before the first moment happens? ✨
Today on my blog, I explore the importance of those crucial steps that happen before onboarding begins, and the hazardous mistake of believing a job begins on an employee's first day 💥
open.substack.com/pub/jordanma...
#onboarding
Today on my blog, I explore the importance of those crucial steps that happen before onboarding begins, and the hazardous mistake of believing a job begins on an employee's first day 💥
open.substack.com/pub/jordanma...
#onboarding
A Helpful Heuristic for You All: _The Longer It Takes, The Less Sense It Makes_ I call this the Sunk Cost Circuit Breaker Today on my blog I explain how to spot opportunities to use it, and launch into action.
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#heuristic #decisionmaking #leadership
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#heuristic #decisionmaking #leadership
April 10, 2024 at 3:06 PM
A Helpful Heuristic for You All: _The Longer It Takes, The Less Sense It Makes_ I call this the Sunk Cost Circuit Breaker Today on my blog I explain how to spot opportunities to use it, and launch into action.
open.substack.com/pub/jordanma...
#heuristic #decisionmaking #leadership
open.substack.com/pub/jordanma...
#heuristic #decisionmaking #leadership
Let's stop treating earplugs like eclipse glasses. Start turning them into Big Sound Sunglasses 🔊 😎
On the blog I discuss how a few brands like Loop Earplugs are elevating Personal Volume Control to the best form of fashion
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#design #sound #earplugs
On the blog I discuss how a few brands like Loop Earplugs are elevating Personal Volume Control to the best form of fashion
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#design #sound #earplugs
April 3, 2024 at 7:25 PM
Let's stop treating earplugs like eclipse glasses. Start turning them into Big Sound Sunglasses 🔊 😎
On the blog I discuss how a few brands like Loop Earplugs are elevating Personal Volume Control to the best form of fashion
jordanmandel.substack.com/p/eclipse-gl...
#design #sound #earplugs
On the blog I discuss how a few brands like Loop Earplugs are elevating Personal Volume Control to the best form of fashion
jordanmandel.substack.com/p/eclipse-gl...
#design #sound #earplugs
"Mindfulness" is one of the most vague terms because of how broadly we use it. This week on my blog I tackle our cultural confusion by unpacking three activities, and exploring how mindfulness shows up in each one: Hockey, Hottubs, and Hiking.
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#wellness #mindful
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#wellness #mindful
March 27, 2024 at 3:03 PM
"Mindfulness" is one of the most vague terms because of how broadly we use it. This week on my blog I tackle our cultural confusion by unpacking three activities, and exploring how mindfulness shows up in each one: Hockey, Hottubs, and Hiking.
open.substack.com/pub/jordanma...
#wellness #mindful
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#wellness #mindful
Amongst many proud achievements in my time at @Shopify , one was my effort to connect our COVID-dispersed community through a love of music. On the blog: the story of Pirate Radio, pt.2. Keep Calm, and Pirate On: open.substack.com/pub/jordanma...
#EmployeeEngagement #communications
#EmployeeEngagement #communications
March 20, 2024 at 2:08 PM
Amongst many proud achievements in my time at @Shopify , one was my effort to connect our COVID-dispersed community through a love of music. On the blog: the story of Pirate Radio, pt.2. Keep Calm, and Pirate On: open.substack.com/pub/jordanma...
#EmployeeEngagement #communications
#EmployeeEngagement #communications
Do you remember onboarding to your current job? Better asked: do you remember it for good reasons?
Between 2017-2021 I onboarded a thousand people to Shopify. I learned a lot, and it's time to start sharing how to do this well.
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#onboarding
Between 2017-2021 I onboarded a thousand people to Shopify. I learned a lot, and it's time to start sharing how to do this well.
jordanmandel.substack.com/p/the-furnit...
#onboarding
March 13, 2024 at 2:51 PM
Do you remember onboarding to your current job? Better asked: do you remember it for good reasons?
Between 2017-2021 I onboarded a thousand people to Shopify. I learned a lot, and it's time to start sharing how to do this well.
jordanmandel.substack.com/p/the-furnit...
#onboarding
Between 2017-2021 I onboarded a thousand people to Shopify. I learned a lot, and it's time to start sharing how to do this well.
jordanmandel.substack.com/p/the-furnit...
#onboarding
The dreaded Junk Drawer, and what it tells us about our futures ⚡️
This week on Jordan's Blog: the challenges of deferring joy, methods of overcoming chaos in your Junk Drawer, and what Isaac Newton can tell us about relationship issues 🔮
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This week on Jordan's Blog: the challenges of deferring joy, methods of overcoming chaos in your Junk Drawer, and what Isaac Newton can tell us about relationship issues 🔮
open.substack.com/pub/jordanma...
March 6, 2024 at 3:53 PM
The dreaded Junk Drawer, and what it tells us about our futures ⚡️
This week on Jordan's Blog: the challenges of deferring joy, methods of overcoming chaos in your Junk Drawer, and what Isaac Newton can tell us about relationship issues 🔮
open.substack.com/pub/jordanma...
This week on Jordan's Blog: the challenges of deferring joy, methods of overcoming chaos in your Junk Drawer, and what Isaac Newton can tell us about relationship issues 🔮
open.substack.com/pub/jordanma...
Transitions are tough.
Today's blog post tackles this tricky topic by paying tribute to my family dog, Marshall, who died 4 years ago this past week.
Life lessons from a dog? If that seems strange, you probably don't own a dog. Check it out now: open.substack.com/pub/jordanma...
Today's blog post tackles this tricky topic by paying tribute to my family dog, Marshall, who died 4 years ago this past week.
Life lessons from a dog? If that seems strange, you probably don't own a dog. Check it out now: open.substack.com/pub/jordanma...
February 28, 2024 at 2:37 PM
Transitions are tough.
Today's blog post tackles this tricky topic by paying tribute to my family dog, Marshall, who died 4 years ago this past week.
Life lessons from a dog? If that seems strange, you probably don't own a dog. Check it out now: open.substack.com/pub/jordanma...
Today's blog post tackles this tricky topic by paying tribute to my family dog, Marshall, who died 4 years ago this past week.
Life lessons from a dog? If that seems strange, you probably don't own a dog. Check it out now: open.substack.com/pub/jordanma...
Ever done a Trust Fall? I hope not 🙃 In today's blog post I unpack this crazy corporate ritual's demise, and what we can learn in designing experiences that actually work. open.substack.com/pub/jordanma...
#EmployeeExperience #experiencedesign
#EmployeeExperience #experiencedesign
February 21, 2024 at 2:10 PM
Ever done a Trust Fall? I hope not 🙃 In today's blog post I unpack this crazy corporate ritual's demise, and what we can learn in designing experiences that actually work. open.substack.com/pub/jordanma...
#EmployeeExperience #experiencedesign
#EmployeeExperience #experiencedesign
Fortune Cookies and Leadership Discoveries: latest blog post out now. Even if we can't define leadership precisely, we can say what it isn't. An encounter with a modified fortune cookie shows that leadership isn't just stepping into the role once asked. open.substack.com/pub/jordanma...
#leadership
#leadership
February 14, 2024 at 4:23 PM
Fortune Cookies and Leadership Discoveries: latest blog post out now. Even if we can't define leadership precisely, we can say what it isn't. An encounter with a modified fortune cookie shows that leadership isn't just stepping into the role once asked. open.substack.com/pub/jordanma...
#leadership
#leadership
New Blog: That Young Udonis Feeling
> What an NBA jersey retirement ceremony can teach about how to give recognition, and a story about propping someone up after a blunder. open.substack.com/pub/jordanma...
#culture #EmployeeExperience
> What an NBA jersey retirement ceremony can teach about how to give recognition, and a story about propping someone up after a blunder. open.substack.com/pub/jordanma...
#culture #EmployeeExperience
February 7, 2024 at 4:34 PM
New Blog: That Young Udonis Feeling
> What an NBA jersey retirement ceremony can teach about how to give recognition, and a story about propping someone up after a blunder. open.substack.com/pub/jordanma...
#culture #EmployeeExperience
> What an NBA jersey retirement ceremony can teach about how to give recognition, and a story about propping someone up after a blunder. open.substack.com/pub/jordanma...
#culture #EmployeeExperience