Evan Petersen, Martha Phelps, Jamie Clark, Stephen Sendar, Jamie Sandhurst, Steve Rice, Julian Sher
…And wishing you good health, plenty of lovin’, success at home and in business and lots of laughter in the new year!
DCJ – KIcking Ass All Year Round!…
by Martha PhelpsDecember 27th, 2011
Entering the Dotcomjungle…jungle.
by Martha PhelpsDecember 19th, 2011
(A guest blog post by Jamie Sandhurst)
Some time around the middle of September this year, (coincidentally right after a recreational trip back to my hometown of Minneapolis,) I found myself in a monetary pit of despair, (yes, this is a Princess Bride reference.) Now, I must preface with the fact that I currently live with my Grandmother…for free. So I had two options: either I found a cheaper lifestyle and somewhere to live that was…more free?…or I needed to find another job.
Finding a job, in itself, is a daunting task. And then once you’ve found a job, you generally have to deal with the adjustments inherent in a new work environment. For these reasons alone, I feel it was downright serendipitous that Dotcomjungle decided to place an ad on Craigslist for their new Design Internship position. Ever since coming onboard this kick ass ship, I have felt welcome, challenged, and comfortable enough to be myself.
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Doing the Limbo
by stevedcjDecember 12th, 2011
I was speaking yesterday with the owner of Cash Flow Heaven, Peter Schultz, and we continued with a half-joking thread of conversation that we have been having for almost a year since Dotcomjungle first started working with them. The thread was about the low-quality of service, support, and finished product provided by most web developers, both inside of the Rogue Valley and out. For their part, CFH has worked with numerous web developers all over the country and never received the service and support they needed to avoid numerous, obvious-in-hindsight, technical issues – ALL of them caused by web site technicians who either could not see the big picture, didn’t understand the limitations of the software they were implementing, or sadly, both. » continue reading Doing the Limbo
Oh! Pioneer!
by Martha PhelpsDecember 5th, 2011
“In such doubtful matters, where you have to work as a pioneer, you must be able to
put some trust in your intuition and follow your feeling even
at the risk of going wrong.” ~C.G. Jung
I’ve had a scrap of paper on my desk for several weeks now with some Sendar-isms scribbled on it. I respect Stephen for his insights (which explains why I take notes whenever he starts to wax wise at staff meetings). On this particular occasion, he had described our company president as a business “pioneer” and declared that Steve is “someone who finds the path early, sniffs out new trails and can always find a way.”
This declaration got me to thinking — and then to exploring — the concept of “Pioneer.”
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We Won’t
by Martha PhelpsNovember 28th, 2011
Attaining clarity about who you are can be as messy as a windshield with bad wipers in a sleet storm. At DCJ we like a clean window, preferably non-glare, with a good view.
In Dotcomjungle’s quest for clarity about who we are and the work we’re passionate about, our staff has sat together and some upbeat, sometimes serious, occasionally irreverent brainstorming sessions about the company and its purpose.
One recent team meeting featured the ginormous whiteboard with two lists, one entitled “We Will,” and the other “We Won’t.” Have you ever made lists like these for your business? Your personal life? Your parenting style?
Sometimes in order to figure out what you want to do, who you want to be, how you want to spend your time/energy/resources — you must get clear about what you don’t want to be and will not do in order to gain.
Here’s a snap shot of what Dotcomjungle WON’T DO: