How to prepare for the coming recovery by turning caution into action By Guest Blogger Dave Schrader As the recession wears on, I’ve begun seeing a pattern in some clients that may cost them dearly in the near future: fear and caution are silently working their way deep into the organization’s psyche. And those…
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The Unlikely Leader
Lessons from a Teenaged Underachiever On his Lead Change Group blog, Mike Henry Sr. ruminated on the circumstances under which it would be OK to tell a “white lie” at the office. He posed the question “If no one knows you lied, are you a truthful person?” That question sparked a memory of a leadership lesson…
My Tweets Are Real
Professionalism in the Web 2.0 Era It all started with a t-shirt. When I posted the results of my 30 Days of Tweeting Experiment last month, I sent an email to my colleagues announcing the blog. The email contained a photo of me wearing a navy t-shirt (courtesy of the Ellen Shop) that boasted “My…
When Did I Become a Dude?
I was sitting in a meeting with a VP of Technology the other day, preparing to meet with her company’s president. She watched me pull out my paper calendar and exclaimed, “Dude! You have got to get a BlackBerry!” Now, this person is in her 40’s so she’s a Gen X-er. So this wasn’t a…
8 Things I Wish I’d Known Before Tweeting
Confessions of a belated Twitterer Call me a late bloomer. Long after early adopters claimed the micro blog Twitter jumped the shark . . . heck, even after Oprah, I started tweeting. Clueless as a newborn babe, here’s what I wish I’d known prior to starting. Oh, and one other thing: I don’t claim to be…