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  • The Authentic Me

    The Authentic Me

    Have you ever listened to a presentation and thought it sounded fake?  Or met someone for the first time, and thought they were different in person when compared to their emails? Too often, we think that we need to be different people to different audiences:  the stern parent, the loving [More]

  • Foolish Policies or Accountability

    Foolish Policies or Accountability

    Chances are you are working (or have worked) in an organization that gave you a PC that was completely locked down. You were not allowed to add your own software, let alone customize the software that was pre-installed. If you did want to go to the web, you could do [More]

  • The Social Benchmark

    The Social Benchmark

    In your professional field, who is the best at what they do? Chances are, you didn't name yourself. This is not surprising - between personal modesty, and our competitive instinct to look over our shoulders, we will usually make the comparison to others. Management experts will tell you that a [More]

  • Management and Measurement

    Management and Measurement

    When the economy is tight, most organizations face a financial call-to-action: tighten your belts, manage costs, and cut-cut-cut. This seems reasonable - financial management will rationalize that revenues no longer support a "higher" level of expenditure, so either sales must increase, or expenses must be cut. But how are these [More]

  • Viewpoint: 47 Tough Social Media Questions

    Viewpoint: 47 Tough Social Media Questions

    Do you have the feeling that many digital - and specifically Social Media - investments have not really paid out? That there is a lot of expensive wheel-spinning, and very little in the way of tangible results? With all of the fluff being written on the topic, it isn't surprising [More]

  • Secret Sauce? Improving Social Media ROI

    Secret Sauce? Improving Social Media ROI

    Despite the frenzy everywhere else, many leaders look at their corporate Social Media initiatives, and wonder why there isn't a better return on their investment.  Many marketers, despite implementing clever campaigns, secretly worry about the same thing. Here's the question:  is there some special social secret sauce that can dramatically [More]

  • Knowledge to Action

    Knowledge to Action

    During the last seven years, this Tipsheet has focused on answering one key question: how can we as individuals translate what we learn into practical advice.  The Tipsheet content has ranged from professional success, management perspective, to digital strategy.  Whatever the topic, each week there is a call to action, [More]

  • Goal Culture

    Goal Culture

    Do you look for shortcuts in order to more efficiently reach your goals?  Do you feel jealous when others achieve before you do?  If so, it's not surprising: you've been programmed that way.  Many organizations set annual goals for their employees; they follow-up with annual evaluations.  Compensation is tied directly [More]

  • Summer Motivation

    Summer Motivation

    Have you ever found yourself becoming less motivated - and perhaps a bit less productive - during the summer? It isn't surprising: great weather, outdoor activities, and more social time all conspire to have us think beyond the job. Yet to be successful, especially in a tough economy, requires both [More]

  • Rangers and Scouts

    Rangers and Scouts

    In an army, every person has a role. The foot soldier is on the front line. The general sets the strategy. But how does the general know what's happening, beyond the front lines? And similarly, how do senior managers understand the impact - and the opportunity - of the newest [More]

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