Tweet There are two ways to start a mentorship. You can let it grow naturally, or you can ask for it. Personally, I let my mentorships grow naturally. I view a mentorship as a mixture of a professional relationship and a “friendship”. Therefore, while you can specifically seek out a professional to be your mentor…
Monthly Archives: November 2009
I'm Not Here to Be Your Friend
Tweet The other day I read a great post by Carlos Miceli titled “The Media Attention Whores“. The post brought up the issue of media professionals that put more value in talking about what they’re doing, than actually doing it. The post was spot on and the phenomenal (and heated) discussion in the comments provided…
How To: Find a Mentor
Tweet Today’s Mentor Monday post comes from my friend Ryan Knapp. After reading this post, check out his blog to find out more about him. In 2006 I went from a PhD program in Linguistics to becoming a President/Owner of a minor-league soccer club (quite the life change, right?). Thrust into my new position, one…
Social Media is a Good Distraction
Tweet I don’t know about you, but I’ve wasted countless hours back in the good ol days of highschool, playing One Slime…as well as candystand mini golf and the other simple games that weren’t blocked by the school. Now don’t try to tell me that employees weren’t wasting their time playing stupid games too. Distractions…
How Would You Fix this Disconnect in Social Media Hiring?
Tweet My friend Amber Naslund had a great post recently about the problems with social media job descriptions. I agreed with much of what she said. So many job descriptions for social media related positions really just make me laugh. My first reaction is usually to blame the company. They obviously don’t get “it” and…
