Five Ways to be a More Positive Leader
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »I was really inspired by this item in Leadership Ventures Boards 2.0 e-newsletter and wanted to share it. 1. Notice your language and your actions. Emotions are contagious. As authors Richard Boyatzis and Annie McKee write in their book Resonant Leadership , "we ...
What Will We Do With Influencers
Monday, February 15th, 2010 Posted in Blog, Business, Communications, Community, Marketing, Online, Social media, Uncategorized, Web | No Comments »What will we do with influencers? Do you even know who they are in the case of your organization? Do you then know how to reach them? Lots of folks ask these questions and I bring you some thoughts from Chris ...
Lucky 7 Time Management Tips
Sunday, January 31st, 2010 Posted in Business, Communications, Uncategorized | No Comments »2010 is certainly off to a fast start. It's hard to believe it's already February. If you're feeling a bit crazed and overwhelmed already, here are some time-management tips I've found useful. Feel free to add others that work for ...
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 ...
Get out and explore!
Sunday, August 23rd, 2009 Posted in Community, Uncategorized | No Comments »I've been having a blast out with friends and taking in all the city has to offer. Wherever you live, here's my pitch to go play in the "real world"! Get off the computer. Stop texting. Go be with and ...
Starting the day right
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »I haven't fallen off the face of the earth... maybe just the face of the online earth for awhile. Yes, it has been too long since I've posted and I apologize. I have been challenged to live in the real ...
Cures for the common meeting-itis
Saturday, April 11th, 2009 Posted in Business, Communications, Uncategorized | No Comments »Meetings seem to be a way of life. Whether in person or on the phone, are you sick of meetings? Do you find yourself wondering how much you actually get done? Are there lots of people discussing, but little decision-making ...
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 – ...
Feed hungry kids; take the pledge today!
Monday, March 9th, 2009 Posted in Community, Philanthropy, Uncategorized, Web | No Comments »At any given time, one out of six children in America does not know when they will eat next, and wtih the economy, this terrible situation is only going to get worse. However, in the next minute, with just a ...
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 ...
