Two Years Ago Today: “We’re Going To Let You Go…”
January 9th, 2006, I go into work knowing it was a special day. We had a board meeting early in the day, I think around 11am. The main topic at …
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The Other Hardest Question: How Can I Help You?
When I started networking the right way I really understood the importance and impact of a well-crafted elevator pitch (aka, me in 30 seconds, etc.). The question this answers is …
Nerd Guru Hits One Year Birthday
Last year a new blogger popped up… only to become one of my favorite reads. We “met” when he read a blog post I wrote on CollegeRecruiter.com and have had …
Update On The Facebook Book
Progress on I’m on Facebook — Now What??? has been humming along. Jesse and I have sent the pre-edited book to over 80 bloggers and journalists, and the feedback we …
Getting Laid Off and Moving On (a simple tip)
A few days ago I posted to one of my favorite e-mail forums (beware: there are usually around 1,000 e-mails sent each month) about the “We had a great year …
Inviting People To LinkedIn And Getting Your Hand Slapped
There is an issue with LinkedIn that gets some people all bent out of shape. It hasn’t affected me yet because (a) I don’t invite that many people to connect, …
Resolve To Not Be A Digital Nuisance In 2008
Improving communication is key to our career success, right? Here are 08 things for ’08 to help us communicate better on the digital playground. Don’t solely message people through non-e-mail …
It’s A Wrap! See You Next Year!
I have dozens of ideas on how to wrap up this blog for 2007, but I just couldn’t figure out which one was the best. So, I’ll save some for …
Winner of the Month – Andy Shaindlin – You Get It!
Let’s wrap the year up with an excellent example of a professional who is a Subject Matter Expert (SME) and Thought Leader in his space. Andy Shaindlin is the Executive …
Company Year-end Letter (or, Here’s Your Pink Slip)
(updated 12/28/2007 – I couldn’t resist the P.S. in the letter :)) This time of year always baffles me – we have record-breaking signups starting around Christmas going through February. …