What lens are you looking through? If you are talking about bringing people into your community to live, or engaging people in their work in your company, are you looking through your lens or their’s? If you’re not sure, just look at your results. I once consulted to an international nonprofit that focused on advocacy, […]
Web Site, Succeed or Fail?
As interactive social media continues to increase its marketplace impact, where does that leave the traditional web site? Should you have one? The answer is, ‘it depends.’ Yes, to a web site if you have a web site that weaves together other social media, as well as offers current information. If your site does, then […]
Something For Everyone, Any Career Stage
I’m a book junky. Even if you are not inclined to pick up a hard copy, you can access all kinds of mind bending, inspiring, entertaining information from a gorgeous book via a tablet, Kindle, or even audio. The following list, “21 books to read if you want to boost your career,” has something for everyone […]
Edit. Then Edit Some More
When in doubt, edit. And then edit some more. If you want your stuff read remember this…people are busy. Busy people (and we are all busy people) like bullet points, brief, and don’t have time to read all the adjectives and adverbs you may be including. Edit.
You Don’t Have To Be A Boss To Be A Leader
You don’t have to be a boss or manager to be a leader. Communicate. Engage. Inspire.
Noise vs. Content = Use Your Time Wisely
Before you judge this post with a “what a horrible day/time to post” look or thought, know this, I’m aware. But the point of this post is to stand on its own and remind you of all the other stuff out there being thrown in front of you, (or that you are throwing out to […]
More Women In Leadership = Higher Profits
We are living in an era where it is easy to access articles demonstrating research on why women are not in leadership positions. Clearly we know the inequity exist. The question is how long will organizations and businesses continue to handicap themselves by continuing to exclude women from their leadership positions and boards? Perhaps step […]
Self Promotion, Introvert Doesn’t Always Equal Shy
“A lot of people assume I’m an extrovert because I’m not shy. I associate more with introversion because I am energized by being alone–in both my work and free time.” The link below is currently my favorite article, with my new favorite “go to” reminders. I’m an introvert, but unless you know me very well, […]
Good Advice, For Good Managers
I’m a huge fan of Seth Godin. This certainly isn’t the first quote of Godin’s that has surfaced within the blog posts on this site. While Mr. Godin is all about marketing, his thoughts expand far beyond just that topic. I promise you, if you read his posts and/or books you’ll pull great information from them, […]