Being stagnant sucks. Digging the same trench endlessly just gets you a deeper trench. Recently, I put up a post with a decidedly more acerbic tone than is usually my style. I was frustrated, so I used the voice I have to express that. Some folks were right behind me. Read more »
Displaying all posts for March, 2010
6 Ingredients for Successful Collaboration
I’m often surprised at how folks say they’re collaborative in nature, but rarely bear that out in their actions. Collaborations are the ideal – we all know that more brains are better than one – but they’re not as easy as just having enthusiasm for working together. Collaboration is a Read more »
Participation, Expectations, and Responsibility
More and more people have an online presence today. For some, it’s casual and conversational and sporadic, for their personal use and not necessarily consistent. For some, it’s a supportive career move. It’s not their job to be online, but doing so lends some additional benefits, connections, visibility. And for Read more »
The Power of The Definitive Affirmative
I’m not talking Stuart Smiley here. Sure, sure, affirmations are fine. You’re good enough and smart enough and I’m sure people like you, mostly. And I’m not talking about empty “positive thinking” either, the crap you read in lousy self-help books that tell you to look in the mirror and Read more »
9 Social Media Topics that Need To Die
Disclaimer: I’m annoyed. This post is probably crabby. Not my usual fare. Skip it if you like. If you’re still here, can we, pretty please, talk to the people around us and do something to prevent these tragic conversations? Consider this a public service announcement or a rant, however you Read more »
The Trouble With Chasing What’s Next
I touched on this a bit yesterday, but I wanted to talk a little more about the idea of constantly chasing “what’s next”. It comes up at every conference session, in every customer or client meeting. Folks asking “Who’s the next Chris Brogan or Gary Vaynerchuck?” or “What’s the next Read more »
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