I was talking with Marc Meyer yesterday about this post, and the conversation expanded as it often does. And I tweeted this-- @Marc_Meyer: Good thing we don't have reticent personalities. about 4 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to Marc_Meyer --and he...
Each week I'm highlighting 3 or 4 posts, surveys, and other news that I have read and/or tweeted about that you may not have seen. As the name implies, I think they deserve a second look. Here's your second look for this week: 1. Embracing Small Innovations: A...
Do you negotiate over rates? If so, then you may be selling your business in the bargain basement bin. Every now and then I'm queried about my rates only to have a prospect come back and try to get me to drop then. The irony is that (a) it's always a small project;...
Do you value Michael Bloomberg's experience as mayor of New York any less because he's only making $1 per year? I'm betting his salary is irrelevant to you. So why do so many people undervalue their own or others' volunteer work? This post was prompted by an e-mail I...
Each week I'm highlighting 3 or 4 posts, surveys, and other news that I have read and/or tweeted about that you may not have seen. As the name implies, I think they deserve a second look. Here's your second look for this week: 1. Coyotes vs. Road Runners: An...
What is Posterous? The founders call it "the dead simple way to put anything online using email." I find the whole lifestreaming concept quite fascinating, but I'm just not sure that I need another distribution channel right now. I've been looking (not for the first...
Thanks to the terrific board members at WWPR (Lauren Lawson, Debbie Friez, and Joan Coyle) for putting together a great panel yesterday on Twitter best practices. It was a lot of fun, and I was delighted to share the dais with some really smart women. Here are a few...
Interesting article from Business Week on Accenture's new partnership with tech startup Bug Labs. The deal allows Accenture to customize technology solutions. I can't speak to the tech side, but here are three takeaways from a business perspective: 1. Smart companies...
Each week I'm highlighting 3 or 4 posts, surveys, and other news that I have read and/or tweeted about that you may not have seen. As the name implies, I think they deserve a second look. Here's your second look for this week: 1. Ask Why, Not What. Strategy rules....
A friend remarked the other day that my last employer did me a huge favor by throwing me out the door. Otherwise, she said, it might have taken me a long time to find my passion. She's right. That one post-graduate-school job wasn't fun. It wasn't pretty. Looking back...