Relationships, company cultures, and communities are built – and either made or broken – on the basis of communication. Innately, we as humans want to be heard, informed and aware. When communicating, we crave the nod of the head from others that says “I see you, and I’m giving my Read more »
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To Be Or Not To Be…The Smartest?
The more flexible the web and the more fluid communication becomes, the easier it is to express what we think. Not only to have an opinion, but to gather reams of information around that opinion. To collect and impart knowledge. To become an expert in something faster than ever before. Read more »
Elements of Knowledge and Embracing Social Media Theory
Knowledge of a thing – true knowledge – is a mix of experience, related skills, and both the theoretical and practical understanding of it. It’s multifaceted. And studying something, as we’re all doing with the emergence of social media and social business, involves a few different facets. Prescription Much of Read more »
Rethinking Social Strategy
I really enjoyed this post by Brian Solis that articulates that social business and social strategy as we’ve been defining it are rooted in ideas that stretch beyond what we’re comfortable with today. We’re eager for all-encompassing terms, and we have some in depth discussions about finding just the right Read more »
Why You’d Better Be Paying Attention to Your People
I love Tim Sanders, and his style. Recently, he echoed so much of what I’m thinking and chewing on about why companies need to be not just “remarkable” in the generic sense of the word to their external audiences – like customers and the media – but to their employees. Read more »
Being the Constructive Heretic
My insightful friend Tamsen has helped me realize something this year about my professional self that I didn’t quite realize with such clarity before: I’m the person that tends to go against the grain, but with the aim of forward progress. I work very hard to toe lines and push Read more »
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