I've been on a rulemaking binge lately, and I'm loving it. And you just might be surprised how a few little rules can simplify your business life. I'm talking about Outlook Rules. While lots of people have Inbox Zero goals, that doesn't work for me. But having 150...
Eleven months. Eleven months, which equals a cautionary tale about good intentions. As in mine, and my time and ability to brand a Web site. When I migrated SteigmanCommunications.com onto a self-hosted WordPress platform in January (or, more accurately, when my...
As with (likely) everyone else who attended, I enjoyed BlogPotomac last week. Geoff Livingston deserves kudos for bringing the Washington region's communications pros, techies, and bloggers together for a broad-reaching discussion around social media and the social...
Apparently I had too much on my plate when the IABC Research Foundation study on information overload was released last year because I missed it completely. Big mistake, because it contains some useful takeaways--which Julie Freeman discussed in her Heritage Region...
Why do people keep asking, "how do you find the time to..." [fill in the blank]? Lately, the question's been in relation to social media, but I've heard it in a lot of business contexts over the years. I don't have a time turner, so I haven't figured out yet how to be...
Sometimes it's useful to have a simple screening process. Today I want to thank all the people who: Announce their job searches and ask for help via generic e-mails to blind-copied recipients. Send updates to multiple people. Don't say "thanks" when you take the time...
I'm starting a new feature. Each week I'll highlight 3 or 4 posts, surveys, and other news that I've 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. 4 Reasons...
Thought-provoking piece by Diane Coutu in the Harvard Business Review editors' blog on how Google may help make us smarter. She also links to some of the earlier discussion on the topic of Google, multitasking, and how we think and learn.