Trends for Companies Searching for a Social Media “Something” (2013)
Just over two years ago I wrote a post on “Trends for Companies Searching for a Social Media ‘Something’” and I thought it would be interesting to take a look at some of these trends a few years later. I used Indeed.com a few years ago but it appears they haven’t updated their system recently [...]
Book Launch Party for “The Collaborative Organization” in San Francisco (first 200 people)
Fresh on heels of the book announcement I wanted to let everyone know that on July 26th I’m going to be having a book party in San Francisco from 6-9 pm at the Mindjet Corporation office which is in downtown San Francisco at: 1160 Battery Street East, 4th floor San Francisco , CA 94111 Mindjet is [...]
Why Did Microsoft Acquire Yammer?
If you haven’t heard the news yet, Microsoft has officially announced that they acquired Yammer for 1.2 billion dollars. I’ve had several discussions around this over the past week or so, ever since the rumors first started circulating. It’s an interesting move and I think it makes sense. Yammer has just under a million paid [...]
Work Shouldn’t Suck Less
If I hear another vendor, consultant, or employee tell me that they are just trying to “make work suck less” then I’m probably going to lose my mind. When did this happen? When did we get so defeated and deflated about work that we had to admit that “work sucks?” This is the mentality that [...]
Book Update!
As you have hopefully heard I’m working on a book for McGraw Hill on emergent collaboration. After a few months of writing I can definitely say I have undertaken a daunting, humbling, yet very fun and interesting task. You see, the book that I’m writing isn’t a book on why emergent collaboration is important or [...]
Google Plus, the Best Way to Duplicate Your Content
So I’ve been playing around with Google + since it came (a few weeks now?) and I’m starting to notice something interesting. People are posting the same content on Google + that they are posting on Twitter, Facebook, and on other social channels. I click on someone’s Twitter profile and they share a link, the [...]
Computer Says No!
I’m having a very interesting debacle with United Airlines and Lufthansa. Long story short I flew to Slovenia on Lufthansa (a star alliance member). Somehow my 12k miles were added to a Lufthansa frequent flyer program instead of my United Mileage Plus program. After spending hours and hours on the phone the issue is still [...]
12 Tips for Vendors on Briefings and Demos
I get a handful of vendor briefings and demos every week. I do this because it’s always great to see what vendors are up to, it’s great for personal research, and it builds relationships. I can honestly say that I’m the space that I’m in because I 100% love it and the people involved in [...]
Working Hard vs Working Smart and the Myth that Young People are Told
There is a common misconception in the world, especially amongst younger people, that you have to work hard and pay your dues, even if it means being miserable. For some reason people seem to think that they have to be miserable for the first few years of their work life in order to get to [...]
8 Tips to Stay Productive During the Holidays!
‘Tis the season for eggnog, cookies, lots of food, and relaxation with friends and family. Most people stop working, stop blogging, and stop business work all together. Now, while it’s important to enjoy the holidays I also think that the holidays are a great time to plan for 2011 and get ahead of the competition. [...]
Speaking At Conferences, Should You Be Compensated?
Speaking at conferences is a lot of fun, but it’s also a lot of work. When I speak at an event I like to think that I am providing something unique both in terms of content and in terms of presentation. Sometimes I get approached to speak and sometimes I submit requests to speak. The [...]
