Social Media

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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Have We Met?

September 10, 2009

Here’s a trend I’ve noticed when getting introduced to people via technology requiring the written word—email, Linked In, Twitter. When I first introduce myself, people will often reply something to the effect of “nice to ‘meet’ you.” The quotation marks around the word meet are significant. The meaning I derive from those quotations marks are [...]

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30 Days of Blogging

September 10, 2009

During my 30 Days of Tweeting Experiment in May, I jumped into Twitter with both feet and very low expectations. As it turned out, I loved Twitter. One of the delights of tweeting was discovering the blogsphere and its many opinionated, generous, insightful writers contained within. Before I knew it, I had set up a [...]

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Join the Carnival

September 8, 2009

Like most people, I’m constantly looking for ways to stay on top of current issues in my profession and the general business world at large. So I was delighted to discover the blogsphere’s “carnival” format. Essentially, a blog carnival is a compilation of blog posts connected by a common thread. Carnival topics that interest me [...]

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Are You a Nosy Neighbor?

August 17, 2009

Are you a nosy person? I wouldn’t typically describe myself this way. On any given day, I go about my work, mind my own business and basically try to respect people’s right to privacy. Except that doesn’t seem to apply to my social media use. At what point did I turn into Mrs. Kravitz? (You [...]

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