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Archive for October, 2009

In Part 1, I talked about social etiquette in a personal setting and used the analogy that social media is like attending a school reunion.  In a professional setting, social networking is a bit like attending a cocktail party–we may have a business agenda, but subtlety is key.

If your goal is to make meaningful connections, [...]

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I liken reconnecting with old friends on a social media site to a high school or college reunion. Some of us have changed, some stayed the same, some became less interesting over the years and others became intriguing. But social etiquette applies in the same way it would at a reunion or cocktail party, perhaps [...]

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First of all, I have my friend Lou to thank for yet another blog topic. Following my presentation today, he made a comment to someone about social media which I loved. As you first learn about it and realize the sheer size of the social universe, your singular participation can feel like you are “trying [...]

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The great thing about blogging on WordPress is that the statistics give you insight into which blogs were studs and which were duds. Over the past few months I have identified an ongoing trend on certain blogs and topics and what I have found is the following: social media, selling in a down economy, corporate [...]

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I have seen more and more discussion on leadership lately.  In today’s world, the term “authentic leadership” implies that it’s a separate category because that’s where you get discretionary effort, etc. All leadership is authentic because it is a reflection of an individual, but not all leadership is impactful in the realm of discretionary effort, [...]

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An essential element of social media is about bringing people together and creating communities. A community may be built on commonality, personal or professional interest or cause.  Most recently I was in a discussion with a friend about online education and the value of informal and formal education resources. In most businesses, formal training is [...]

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