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Listening at a conference this week, I heard some great tips on hiring, managing and creating culture: Hire only 9’s and 10’s. The 9’s are awesome. The 10’s are also awesome, but think about the five other steps you didn’t think of without being told. And the 8’s, well sometimes they can be coached. Don’t […]
Day two of the new job. There’s the part of me that loves being ten feet under. There’s the part of me that loves looking around and saying, “This is MINE. All of it. Down to the door tags and on-hold messages. Mine, mine, MINE.” And, then there’s the part of me that loves the […]
Every once in awhile, I enjoy reminding myself it’s okay to not keep up. Yes, it’s important to stay up to date with some of the latest and greatest, but, you also have a valuable and existing toolkit just waiting to be tweaked. As Bill Marriott says, “Success is never final. We can always do […]
I loved this post so much, that it was totally worth re-posting here. I never quite know how to explain what I do, but this is a good start This post is for my Dad. I don’t think he understands my job. I work in advertising. On the account side. A lot of times people […]
Certainly one of the coolest and most fun events I’ve had the pleasure of participating in! The energy that night was out of control!
True to form, this post has some interesting view points on working with friends. The post centers around counting up vs. counting down. They consider it being excited vs. looking for a way out. I get it, I do. But, I also have to disagree When you LOVE the partnership, you’re not counting up or […]
This cold and flu season intrigues me. For the first time ever, employers are taking people getting and being sick seriously. For the first time, employers are encouraging workers to stay home if sick. To me, it’s an interesting dynamic and a shift in mindsets across the board. Having a grizzly swim coach, it’s been […]
BlogWorld Expo was in Vegas this week. What’s that saying? The more things change, the more they stay the same? Yep, that about sums up BlogWorld. It was certainly very different from the iMedia Brand Summit I recently attended and, not in a good way. Maybe I’m just not cut out for social media conferences, […]
I’m struggling again. “Digital Innovation” is all the rage. In the last few weeks, I’ve read more than my fair share of articles that tout innovation as the only way to survive the downturn in the economy. I get it. I’m all for innovation. But, I’m still struggling with the idea. If your company is […]
At the beginning of the year, I wrote about the Top 5 Things I’m Already Sick Of. Rereading them, I realize these things haven’t abated and I’m still sick of them. But, here’s a few more things I’m getting sick of. Social Media Boys Club. They seem to be getting worse. They’re everywhere. In every […]