Social Media

Small Business Dining Guide for Social Media

February 17, 2010

During my presentation to the Grand Rapids Entrepreneur’s Club today, I compared social media options for the small business owner to stepping up to an all-you-can-eat buffet.  There are a slew of choices—how do you choose those that are most healthy for your business? Following that analogy, I offer you, the small business owner, a [...]

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Tweet This! Book Review

February 1, 2010

Whenever I attend a business networking event and mention Twitter, I invariably get a group of people flocking to me wanting to know more about the social media micro-blogging site. They want to know “How do I get started?” “Is it really a viable business marketing tool?” and “Twitter seems so frivolous—does anybody really care [...]

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Leadership Development Carnival

November 2, 2009

During the month of November, people often take the time to reflect on things for which they are grateful. Being new to blogging, I’ve learned so much and am truly thankful for those who have takent the time to educate me in the ways of the online writing world. One of those people is Dan McCarthy, who [...]

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What’s Your Networking Style?

October 22, 2009

I recently gave a presentation on Networking Styles 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. Part I, “What Savvy Networkers Know”  outlines my “nuggets” gleaned from years of building a strong [...]

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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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Networking Resources

October 22, 2009

During a recent presentation to the GRAPE organization, I outlined several networking strategies to increase the “health” of your personal network. (See summaries, Part I and Part II.) During the research for the presentation, I realized that there was way more content than the one hour could contain. So, here are additional resources, organized by [...]

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The Affirmation of Perseverance

October 8, 2009

On September 8th, 2009, I accepted Sandra Martini’s 30 Day Blog Challenge.  Simple contest: blog 30 times in 30 days to see what will happen when a person does “one ordinary thing” consistently.  I knew going into the contest that it would indeed be a “challenge”, and not because there wasn’t anything to write about.  [...]

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Walking the Leadership Talk

October 4, 2009

How many times have you heard someone opine, “Leaders must walk their talk”?  I’m pleased to report that corporate learning & development manager and award-winning leadership blogger Dan McCarthy is doing just that.  Dan, the host of the popular Leadership Carnival on his blog Great Leadership by Dan, knows first hand how time-consuming hosting 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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