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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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

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

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

"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

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

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

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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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...

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

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

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