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Or at least it shouldn’t be. With all of the debate recently about Marissa Meyer’s decision to rein in remote workers, or the impact that social technologies are having on the way we work, it bothers me that this has become a black-and-white discussion. It’s either a characterization that people work remotely and from a [...]
I think a lot of the ‘productivity’ set have it wrong. Or at least the messages are getting convoluted by those obsessed with their quest for inbox zero to little discernible end. Being productive isn’t about wringing every last minute out of every day doing something or checking stuff off a to-do list and building [...]
I’m far from the first person to do this. Google “Twitter Unfollow” and you’ll find a bunch of posts from people more interesting and high-profile than I am. But quietly and without fanfare this weekend, I unfollowed all 34K people I was following (using SocialOomph if you’re interested) so that I could reset and start [...]
For the most part, we all really think we’re busy, and that our work is important. Ask anyone you know how they are, and their likely response: “Busy!” I’ve been guilty myself. We talk about slaying the inbox dragon and achieving “inbox zero” (which is a terrible objective, incidentally, but that’s a different discussion). We [...]
Do. Act. Work. The many “get stuff done” mantras about the internet can sometimes make you feel like a complete slacker, desperately analyzing your own world to see if you actually accomplished anything today. Not that I would know anything about that. It’s all the rage to be an ass-kicker, reminding folks that it’s not [...]
Continuing to talk about social media as a “time suck” instead of focusing on how to better manage the investment of time is just one way we’re going to keep marginalizing it and wondering why the leadership of organizations doesn’t take it seriously or discuss it strategically. Everything worthwhile in business requires time. And just [...]
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Brass Tack Thinking is written by Amber Naslund, a social business strategist and the Co-Founder of SideraWorks, a social business consultancy. She's a published author, professional speaker, community and social media strategist, and has worked with businesses of all sizes to solve business problems through better communication.
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