Hugh MacLoed hits the nail on the head: “As the Job-For-Life no longer exists, as the value of the social "position" erodes and the value of the "project" takes its place, personal brand development becomes far more important to one’s career.” Whether you work for a large corporation, a small business, or you’re out on… Read More
Do you remember when planning could be a formal linear process? Define objective. Get facts. Analyze facts. Create plan. Execute. Define next objective … The world moved more slowly then. Our plans were long range. We were trained to create a plan and stick with it – no matter what. Deviating from the plan… Read More
Seth Godin points to that familiar place where past success all but insures future decline. First something is “edgy”. Then it’s accepted. Then it’s pursued by the masses. Then it’s engraved in stone. Once it’s in stone, nothing can change it. If you own the stone, you worship it. Nothing can compete with it… Read More
The Victim MentalityMy adverse circumstances are not my fault. When people believe that everything is happening to them and, as a result, they are not responsible for the outcome, they are living with the victim mentality. Of course bad things happen to people (and companies) that may be beyond their control. But being a victim… Read More
David Maister posted a very simple statement a few days ago and asked his readers for their thoughts. “The Secret of a Great Marriage IsTo give your love without conditions, but to work every day to deserve the love you receive in return.” Consider this statement when you substitute other words for love. How about… Read More
Here are a few articles that caught my eye today. David Pogue of the New York Times did a comprehensive review of the new iPods and iTunes movie download service. Neat stuff! Disney reported that there were 125,000 downloads, $1M revenue, in the first week their movies were available on iTunes. Yahoo reported that a… Read More
Throughout the years I’ve been in several business situations where I could only conclude that the person with whom I was interacting was either criminal or incompetent. And I’m really curious. Does the distinction even matter? If the outcome is absolutely the same, should we care that the person on the other end simply didn’t… Read More
I added a “Linked In” button on my left side bar a few weeks ago. A colleague of mine first pointed me to Linked In about 3 years ago. It was an interesting way to put together a professional profile and then link to the profiles of others you know. It didn’t really catch on… Read More