I’m on the hunt for some broader perspective. I suppose it happens to people in every industry; you get a bit inured to the voices and repetition that surrounds you in your world of expertise. Annoyed by some, even. I’ve a feeling it’s a bit more acute in the world Read more »
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How To Nail a Job Interview (And Actually Get The Job)
I’m in the midst of hiring right now for a Community Manager to join our team at Radian6 (I’m the Director of Community, and we’ve got several people on our growing team). I’ve also worked in the nonprofit fund development arena and in marketing communications, and have hired people in Read more »
Fables of the Deconstruction
Let me tell you a little something about brass tacks. Though the origin of the phrase, “Let’s get down to brass tacks” is unclear, there are a couple of theories: It refers to the tacks used both structurally and decoratively in upholstery It refers to the tacks or nails Read more »
3-Stage Goals
How many times have you set a goal…and just missed it? For a lot of us, “just missing it” is tantamount to failure. For recovering perfectionists like myself, it’s all too easy to see success in terms of black and white, and the goals that get us there as pass/fail Read more »
Social Media and Letting Off Steam
We do so love our social media as a pressure relief valve. It’s given us the ability to pop off about whatever annoys us, and I’ve been guilty too. Get crappy customer service? Tweet it. Have a frustrating day? Let that Facebook status update have it. But as David Thomas Read more »
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