Archive for Archive for December, 2009
What Are You Reading?
I just read an article in the Puget Sound Business Journal stating that Amazon said it sold more Kindle books than the “old-fashioned” hard cover books. Read story
What’s your take on this?
Mine is two-fold…
1 - I hope we aren’t seeing the demise of the hard cover book. I’ve seen the Kindle and it’s pretty cool [...]
Google Alerts
If you’re not already doing so, it’s important that you have a process to alert you when your name, brand, or company is being mentioned on the Internet. I use “Google Alerts.” It’s a free service where you use keywords to alert you when your name, brand, or company is being used online. For instance, [...]
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Open Letter to Tiger Woods
Dear Tiger,
As an avid golfer for the past 31 years, a fan of your game and what you’ve done for the sport, and as a concerned human being, I’m sending you this open letter with unparalleled advice on how to get your “game” back on track. I know you pay the boys from New York [...]
December is always a great time to look back and reflect on the year. It’s pretty easy to think about the successes, failures, challenges, and triumphs both personal and professional. Bit how often do you consider what you put into your head?
Professional development should never stop. The second you think you know it all, you [...]
Holiday Party Best Practices
An excellent blog post by my friend and associate Roberta Matuson who is an expert on intergenerational conflicts in the workplace and human resources…
Read the article
Cheers,
Q & A Basics #2 - Repeat and Confirm
How many times have you heard a speaker in a Q & A session NOT repeat the question from the audience? Too many times for me. The speaker normally has a microphone; the audience almost never does. Do yourself (as a presenter) and most importantly your audience a favor. Repeat questions from your audience so [...]
Where Do You Want Go?
I enjoy watching a bit of television while I eat lunch and I often watch the Biography channel. This afternoon, I watched a fascinating episode on the actor, Patrick Stewart of Star Trek and X-Men fame. There was a segment that showed Stewart auto racing for charity. He bumped into the wall twice and then [...]
