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The Phoneless Business Person

January 20, 2010

Today I attended a networking luncheon for the newly formed Grand Rapids Entrepreneur’s Club.  This fledgling organization was started by my colleague Cyndi Sullivan.  Years ago, Cyndi and I were on the founding committee for a different networking group; I’ve come to admire her work ethic and positive, pay-it-forward approach to networking. The Grand Rapids chapter is [...]

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People Equation Influencers 2009

December 28, 2009

Wow, the online HR community has been active lately with lists featuring influential people in the HR Community. Sites like HR Examiner’s Top 25 Digital HR Influencers and Monster’s  Top 10 Employment Bloggers lists have set the blogging community afire with cheers, jeers and comments aplenty.  Seems everyone loves to hate these lists. . .or is it they hate [...]

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What Matters Now: Seth Godin’s e-book

December 27, 2009

Thanks to a Twitter post by Mike Myatt, look at the fantastic treasure I just unearthed from Seth Godin: his “What Matters Now” e-book featuring a diverse group of  seventy “thinkers” sharing one simple thought per page of the book.  The e-book is a free download.  Click here to go to the link. It has [...]

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What Savvy Networkers Know

October 22, 2009

I recently gave a presentation on networking to members of the GRAPE organization (Grand Rapids Area Professionals for Excellence.)  Several of my colleagues indicated interest in attending, but could not, so here’s a summary, divided into three parts. This post is Part I, “What Savvy Networkers Know”. It  outlines my “nuggets” gleaned from years of building a [...]

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Not Everyone’s a Critic

October 1, 2009

Not everyone’s a critic, but some days it sure feels like it.  Case in point: in my community this year some very enterprising philanthropists organized a fantastic event called ArtPrize. The event opened September 23, 2009. In essence, it’s an art competition with an “open source” feel.  Artists from anywhere in the world are eligible [...]

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Are You a Good Host?

September 23, 2009

Do you have a friend who’s an excellent party-giver?  What is it about him or her that makes it so?  Is it the fantastic food? The diverse guest list? An excellent home that provides the perfect backdrop for gatherings?  It could be any of these things, but I’d bet the one thing that’s for sure [...]

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Tweep Round Up- Human Resources

September 23, 2009

Note: I’ve been on Twitter long enough now that I’m finally attracting people in my areas of professional interest— Human Resources, Training, Leadership Development, Performance Consulting and Industrial/Organizational Psychology. The Tweep Round Up is a series of blog posts that will highlight individuals in each of these areas. If you’re new to Twitter, it can be difficult [...]

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120 Days of Tweeting

September 18, 2009

In May of 2009, I joined the ranks of Twitter by embarking on a 30 Days of Tweeting Experiment. After the Experiment concluded, I blogged about it on this site. It’s now been 120 days since I started tweeting. Perhaps my readers can gain insights into my additional learnings in these ensuing  90 days.  All that [...]

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The Art of Serendipity

September 17, 2009

I was comparing notes on competency development the other day with Mollie Lombardi of the Aberdeen Group*. At some point during our conversation, the talk turned to Twitter because that’s where I met Mollie.  We were discussing the massive flow of information via the tweet stream and Mollie said, “Yes, Twitter gives me a chance [...]

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The Story of Pete and Sally

September 11, 2009

One of my favorite book series is the Sweet Potato Queens written by Jill Conner Browne.  Her books are an irreverant, saucy combination of self-help, memoir, philosophical ruminations and recipes all rolled into one. In her books, Conner Browne uses a very clever literary device— all of her friends are named “Tammy” to protect their identity. It occurs [...]

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