Hardly Workin' is now available on iTunes, as well as many other digital music services. This album pulls some of the most important learnings from my years at the helm of one of the fastest growing businesses in history, and packages them as music. Executives, mid-level management, and front-line employees are all sure to find valuable takeaways. I've probably listened to the album over a dozen times now, and with each spin I feel like I learn something.
I'd like to give special thanks to my producer, Don Gehman. When I showed up at the studio in LA, I really had no idea how things would turn out. Don a**embled an enormously talented group of musicians, and created a magical environment where the songs came together with comfort and ease. I couldn't have pulled this off without his wisdom and guidance.
Before I leave you to your speaker system or headphones, one word of advice for managers thinking about how to make best use of the album: Context is king. Sure, you can just leave copies of Hardly Workin' on your employees' desks and achieve an incremental increase in productivity and morale (productivity is a function of morale, people!), but I wrote this album as someone someone who believes that messages mean different things depending on the time and place they're delivered. Try ending your next all-hands meeting with "It's Up to Us," for example. Or, having trouble communicating with a low-per/hi-po employee? A "Thinkin' of You" note attached to a flash drive preloaded with "My Door is Always Open" might be the catalyst you need for that transformational breakthrough. Share your own implementation success stories, and I'll post the best on this blog.
Look at me rambling on - I promised myself that when this day came, I'd shut my mouth and let the album speak for itself. So what are you waiting for? Get it on iTunes and enjoy!