Sep 28, 2011

I have heard a lot of questions lately asking people to make choices. Engage or Broadcast? Authentic or Optimistic? Google+ or Twitter or Facebook or… I see these questions and I think to myself why are we framing all of these questions with “Or” rather than “And”? Okay, I realize that the essence of the word “or”...

Sep 26, 2011

This post was originally published on 12 Most on August 19, 2011 and can be found here. Business starts out with a boom.  The entrepreneur strikes out of love, passion, inspiration, and sometimes out of pure genius.Soon the idea becomes a company, and the company becomes fluid.  The company becomes a place where people come to work every day and attempt to...

Sep 23, 2011

    This morning as I ran down the Willamette River while visiting Portland, Oregon for a conference I saw something that fired up the fingers and inspired me to write. As I ran along I saw dozens and dozens of homeless people. Young and old, black and white, all sorts of people. Laying under bridges, disheveled and needy, it brought a question to my...

Sep 20, 2011

Some posts require lengthy explanation, however this one does not… In the world we live in, we can get all of the bad news we could ever hope for by turning on the news, reading the paper, or surfing the news outlets on the web. Furthermore, we only have a limited amount of time to accomplish what we need to get done and that leaves only so much time to...

Sep 19, 2011

Outside my office I have an 8.5 x 11 copy of Spirit Lexicon (Online Dictionary) entry no 1,210. The word: “Blamestorming” Spirit Lexicon has “blamestorming” defined as; 1. Business meeting that devolves into finding fault for projects gone wrong rather than looking for successful results. 2. A discussion between colleagues involving...

Sep 14, 2011

Just recently I ran across or should I say stumbled across (Social Media Joke) a few posts and/or Twitter dialogues that were lashing out against list blogs. You know these blogs, they start with a topic and then list them off in order. For example, The 5 best, 10 worst, or I dunno 12 Most. Some examples and conversation around the nay saying can be found...

Sep 12, 2011

Sometimes to lead, you have to self-actualize; spend time reflecting on oneself, ones actions, and ones purpose. If you don’t, you risk losing sight of why you lead which is a risk no leader should be willing to take. This weeks leadership post is in honor of Self-Awareness. As you aspire to inspire your teams with greatness may you take a moment to...

Sep 6, 2011

Over the past few weeks I have seen an uptick in the prevalence and promotion of Socially Good causes in the social media landscape. Whether around supporting friends in the Northeast enduring Hurricane Irene, feeding the poor, or just taking a moment to tell those closest to you that you care, I have note let these words go unnoticed. At first glance, some of...