The relentless pursuit
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009 Posted in Business, Career, Community, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, PR, Philanthropy, Social media, Web | No Comments »"Strike while the iron is hot." Most of us have probably heard that old saying. It's about recognizing opportunity and the relentless pursuit of it. Chris Brogan's recent post on the topic got me thinking about how any and all ...
Cooking up an enterprise
Sunday, September 20th, 2009 Posted in Business, Community, Leadership, Marketing, Online, Social media, Uncategorized, Web | No Comments »I was saving some posts from Chris Brogan on ideas for starting, running and growing an enterprise when I received a lovely summary of those posts. So, here are Chris' Recipes for the Modern Business. They include how to evaluate ...
How to get supporters, customers to listen
Monday, March 23rd, 2009 Posted in Business, Career, Communications, Community, Leadership, Marketing, Philanthropy, Uncategorized | No Comments »My good friend and talented leader, Martha, sent me these wonderful tips from Katya's Non-profit marketing blog. They're right on if you’re trying to raise money in this crazy economy, but I suggest they work for lots of scenarios – ...
Fear is not the answer
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009 Posted in Business, Communications, Community, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Marketing, Uncategorized, Web | No Comments »Fear or bravery? Doomsday or opportunity? Everywhere I seem to turn there's bad news -- layoffs, bankruptcys, financial disaster. And, when times get tough, organizations seem to cut and stop doing things important to their business or organizational success. Cut people, cut ...
“Why can’t we be nice…”
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009 Posted in Blog, Community, Leadership, Uncategorized | No Comments »Obama inauguration ceremony on C-Span "Why can't we be nice to each other like this all the time?" After all the analysis and punditry around the inauguration of Barack Obama as our 44th president, this statement is one of the most enduring ...
A guide to cutting costs now!
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008 Posted in Business, Communications, Entrepreneurship, Leadership | No Comments »Lots of us are watching are wallets and bottom lines. Many organizations keep a close eye on costs because it’s good business. Today, however, controlling costs is probably more important than ever. Of course, that doesn’t make it easy or ...
Wallow In The Mud
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008 Posted in Business, Career, Communications, Kelley, Leadership, Marketing | No Comments »Have you wallowed in the mud lately? Seriously, wallowed in the mud… gotten in real deep? I was reminded of the importance of getting in real deep at the 3rd annual Kelley Brand Leadership Conference last week. So, what ...
