What can you do today to get noticed? My neighbor Steve Stern operates a small financial investment advisory firm. We usually meet up in the halls and chat for a few minutes. Yesterday was no different--except that he and an employee were headed to the Irish Pub down...
Let me put my bias on the table: I'm an education snob. Not about what school(s) you went to, or even what you studied. I just think learning is important. I'm proud of the fact that I had two full years of science and a year of calculus in college. And I'm still...
My latest business column is out. And it's all about where entrepreneurs go for business advice. My approach is to have an informal advisory board of smart people. Mine have great business instincts, good marketing ideas, and business development savvy. And they're...
I went to see Pompeii yesterday. Not the Roman city buried after Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD 79, but the traveling exhibit of sculpture and other artifacts recovered from homes around the Bay of Naples. As I walked through the rooms looking at the pieces of people's...
Whenever I talk about social media, I invariably get asked two questions: How do you find the time? [and] Is it worth it? I've been thinking about the question of time a lot since reading Marc Meyer's Let's Focus post earlier this month. He got me thinking...
Remember that old saying about doing the right thing because otherwise it would "go on your permanent record"? I don't know whether anyone other than TV dads gave that talk, or whether the threat of demerits kept someone from misbehaving. But it seems a good...
"Many companies are held captive by their capabilities. That is, start the search for growth with what they do well. Instead of letting new strategies lead to innovative business models, their current business model dictates their strategic options." --Scott Anthony...
My latest Independent Thinking column is out. And, yes, the topic is how to get started in social media. Because if you're a consultant, especially in the communications field, you really ought to dip at least one toe in the social media fishbowl. After all:...
Flipping channels last night, I saw that rapper 50 Cent has a new Apprentice-lite show about entrepreneurship. Watched for a couple of minutes, and his first lesson to his acolytes was to "choose your crew wisely." Barrack Obama did this, and his team...
Thinking of going independent or starting a business? Before you quit your day job, here are a few "top of mind" things to consider: your risk tolerance your comfort level with doing business development your level of discipline your value proposition (why clients...