Posted on October 29, 2012
This October, I’m reminded of a company effort to battle breast cancer, started by a handful of passionate people in Canada. We focus so much on the power of one person, super-woman, but forget that more often than not it takes a core group to really move the needle. This is why Margaret Mead once …
Posted on October 11, 2012
I’ve been thinking lately about how one really moves up inside an organization. Many might think it’s about performance or schmoozing. The former is hard, because not everyone gets an opportunity to produce measureable results. The latter isn’t really true, except for those rare situations where the leadership cares more about being popular than organizational …
Posted on October 4, 2012
We live in a world where 8 out of 10 people “have a book in them.” But along the way, I’m come to a bigger discovery: Most of us have what it takes to contribute to a book project and find real meaning along the way. Some of us have great editorial and writing skills, …
Posted on October 3, 2012
As of today, I’m back to blogging as the epicentre of my social media plan. For the last few months, my Facebook Page has been my go to for posting updates related to my business, writings and my outreach. Why not? It was easier than a blog post, and once you figured out what Edgerank …
Posted on September 19, 2012
As an entrepreneur, author and professional speaker, time mangement is my most important practice. I’ve spent a great deal of effort acquiring tools that make my work faster without sacraficing quality. From software to little life hacks, I’ve found ways to harness faster-better-cheaper in my worklife. At some point, though, the only way to become …
Posted on September 14, 2012
It’s been a dozen years since I wrote the first draft of my book, Love Is the Killer App: How To Win Business and Influence Friends. Since then, the world has changed significantly, and so has my perspective. In the digital future, it will be easy to make corrections to a book, to keep it …
Posted on August 31, 2012
Markets are conversations, and these days, they are often led by the crowd. Be it your customers or your employees, they are uniquely empowered to spread the good or bad word about you. Question is, how closely are you listening? More than ever, internet users have two things going for them: Transparency and Tools. They …
Posted on August 24, 2012
Here’s an update on the progress of Net Minds, a publishing startup I’ve co-founded. A few weeks ago, we announced the addition of Chris Brogan to our team. Not only will he advise us on publishing tools and social media, he’s contributing his music too! For editors (of all types), book designers, publicists and marketing …
Posted on August 22, 2012
Twenty years ago, likely, you were desperate for more time. Managing it was the key to success. Time was the scarce resource of the uber successful and the harried executive. Today, we have more time than ever, aided by myriad tools and software solutions. We can move mountains in days, aided by digital devices and …
Posted on August 15, 2012
Whether you are a sales pro, marketing whiz or entrepreneur, business is a fierce compeition. You’ll never win unless you understand the milestones that stand between the prospect stage and the finish line. Even the most impulsive purchases follow the mental path I’ll reveal in this post. In fact, done right, businesses can elicit …
