Dear Email Recipient, Please find the enclosed message where I will confidently and aggressively articulate my point of view in a way that I would never consider doing if you were...
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If you are reading this, I’d say the odds are pretty good that you’ve seen “The Social Network,” the 2010 blockbuster movie that gave its viewers a...
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What is really new anymore? If you tell me the latest new thing, I’ll tell you what idea was innovated to create it. Tell me about Vine and I’ll tell you about...
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I spend a lot of time writing as a millennial in a leadership role. While truly a millennial, my experience is different than many other millennials and my age puts me closer to a...
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Oct 15, 2012
Most leaders will tell you that hiring is a tricky science, if indeed it can be called a science at all. With almost every new hire made, you want to believe that this hire is going to drive great results. After all, you made the hire to improve your business and you aspire to see your instincts pay off. What if I said that hiring in itself isn’t the...
Oct 9, 2012
The cloud is all the rage. From Apple’s iCloud to Netflix to Dropbox to Google Apps, we are surrounded by cloud talk. Business use is driving consumer use. Meanwhile, consumer use is creating a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) landscape, and companies are feeling the pressure to embrace the cloud. However, business executives are at best cloudy about the value of...
Oct 5, 2012
From the time it was founded, LinkedIn has been very consistent in how it has branded itself and what the intention of the site was. “The leading Social Medium for professional networking” That isn’t their slogan, that is just my perception of the site. (Along with millions of others) While by no means has LinkedIn had the buzz around it like...
Oct 1, 2012
No matter what industry you serve. Your business can be fickle. Factors such as seasonality, dependence on government spending and the way the overall economy can influence spending can present unique challenges for businesses. With so much volatility looming, your company is always at the risk of being faced with cash flow issues. While most of your companies...
Sep 26, 2012
This post was originally featured on New Media Expo’s Blogworld and can be found here. You’re a blogger, perhaps you do it for your company or perhaps you do it for yourself. Unlike most writing, blogging as a type of prose affords those of us with the opportunity to have an opinion. Depending on the specific outlet, often the opinion is backed by...
Sep 24, 2012
I think the buzzword phenomenon has finally backfired. Perhaps saying “finally” backfired is letting it off the hook too easily. The latest trends in leadership actually fail all the time, but not necessarily because they are wrong. Often times I suspect that it is because the managers who read these “Next Big Thing” articles on HBR, Forbes or...
Sep 19, 2012
Don’t You Criticize Me! It is inherent that we as human beings desire to be loved, supported, and appreciated. While the support we seek certainly gives us a better sense of self. We must recognize that we are hardly flawless yet we often struggle to see our own imperfection. One of the only ways for us to improve is to be aware of our shortcomings and...
Sep 18, 2012
It’s football season! A beloved time of year where fans get behind their teams. Whether Pee Wee, High School, College or Pro, football fever has struck in the states. According to sources, somewhere between 30 and 45 million people take their football passion to the next level and join a Fantasy Football league. For the novices, Fantasy Football is a...
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