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The Great Irony of Social Velocity

The Great Irony of Our Immediate World - Brass Tack Thinking

I had a brilliant conversation with Justin Kozuch last evening on Twitter. If you don’t know Justin, you should. Smart, introspective, determined to find more in all of this, just like I am. I really like talking with him because he’s always looking more closely at something, which is a Read more »

I Resolve Nothing. For Now.

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I don’t make New Year’s Resolutions anymore. To me, they’re not made for any reason other than the fact that the calendar year is ending, which frankly is a crappy reason to promise yourself anything. When I make a promise to do something, context is everything. So if it just Read more »

The Unknown Path

Brass Tack Thinking - The Unknown Path

In the last few weeks, I’ve made some pretty massive professional changes. I left my VP of Social Strategy job at Radian6, a successful post I’ve held for the last few years. And over the last week, my business partner, Matt Ridings, and I shared that we’d be launching a Read more »

My Own Adventure in Wayfaring: Saying Farewell to Radian6

My Own Adventure in Wayfaring: Saying Farewell to Radian6

I’ve talked a great deal this year about embracing change. About grabbing hold of the opportunity – and responsibility – to ask hard questions and challenge what you know. It’s an exciting time we’re part of, both as professionals and as humans, and I’m as eager than ever to make Read more »

The Painstaking Work of Business Renovation

The Painstaking Work of Business Renovation - Brass Tack Thinking

Even change requires a discerning, selective eye. We’ve discussed before our need to make room for both innovation AND improvement when it comes to creating more social businesses. I’ll grant you that innovation is the word that scares a lot of people, because it’s loaded. That’s why it gets Read more »

The Ripple Effect: Why Social Business Isn’t Simple

The Ripple Effect: Why Social Business Isn't Easy - Brass Tack Thinking

There is a vast difference between something that is conceptually simple or easy to understand, and something that’s simple to execute upon and implement. And if we have any hope of truly instilling a lasting shift to a more social business model, it’s really important to understand that difference. The Read more »