We all have an agenda. We’re all here, connecting online, to get something out of it. In #socialmedia chat this week hosted by Chris Brogan, this topic came up and drove a pretty solid conversation. Can we claim to develop truthful, real relationships when we’re ultimately looking to get something out of those relationships? I…
Monthly Archives: July 2009
3 Reasons Why Resumes SHOULD be Irrelevant
Why are resumes still necessary? We call for a change in how business is done and then we still use this remnant of a professional mindset that is no longer acceptable or effective. I’ve thought a lot about this topic of resumes…probably too much. Stuart Foster and I have discussed it a few times but…
Mentor Monday: Dave Fleet
Mentor Monday is a series where I feature people that have helped me when I needed it, whether or not I asked for it, and whether or not they even realize it. I am extremely thankful for these people, and would not be where I am today, or where I will be tomorrow, without them. …
A Social Response to Corporate Indecency
Did social media cause us to demand honesty and personality in business? Or was the development of social media an inevitable result of the inauthenticity and lack of trust that shadowed corporate America? A concept that I’ve long thought about since first learning about business, was that I didn’t want to be that “stuck-up, fake”…
Return on Interaction: Understanding Your Audience
There’s a lot of focus on the return on Social Media Engagement. If we invest into social media, what will we get in return? Usually the answer utilizes metrics, metrics, benchmarking, goal alignment, and metrics. That’s great and mostly true. Some business practices, however, are completely immeasurable. There aren’t always metrics to track the amount…
