The Dow Jones index is hovering around 9900, October has been a busy month, and the pipeline for 2010 has new activity. It’s time to celebrate because the economy is coming back…right? As much as I want to be excited about the spurt in business so many of us are seeing, I want to caution against resuming “business as usual”. When we get busy we start to miss the people, suppliers, and perks we still had before the Recession. The natural tendency is to reward the team for their sacrifice by hiring up, suspending those furlough days, and reinstating full salaries. I don’t think it is time yet to do this – for most of us. › Continue reading…
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I am not an expert on Web 2.0, social networking, blogging or any of the other time-sucking web-based tools on my computer desktop. I am however becoming an avid user. I am not a fan of the time-sucking part, so I have devoted some (Time) energy into learning how to use these tools so they do NOT take so much effort. The key is to not hunt for things to read, but wait for them to come to you. Or search for specific topics when you need them. › Continue reading…
The number of adults going back to school traditionally increases in an economic downturns. Laid-of workers will apply their severance to re-education. Sometimes they change careers, but often they get the training their former employers neglected – which probably made that worker expendable in the first place. › Continue reading…
As I am filling out another online registration to attend an industry event, I am once again faced with a *required* field for a fax number. Who the heck uses a fax machine anymore? I mean, I still have one and even put the number on my last round of business cards, but mostly out of tradition. I remember when the fax was my friend. › Continue reading…
Have you ever created a cutting-edge, breakthrough, no-one-ever-thought-of-this-before idea and brought it to fruition? No? Well neither have I. But I keep trying. I read a lot of books and articles to 1. Stay Informed, and 2. Get fresh ideas. These concepts help me, help others by broadening my experience and knowledge. You never know what will inspire someone or trigger their breakthrough. › Continue reading…
The most dangerous place to be is one where you believe your own dope. Once you believe it, you don’t need to defend it; and when you don’t defend it, you stop looking for even better truths. Kevin Kelly’s website is one place that I can go to be reminded that the world will always know more than I do. › Continue reading…
I generally find myself to be very busy. There are always 20 things on my immediate to-do list and rarely time for the projects that take a lot of thought and quality time. When I talk to leaders of companies, I hear much the same. Even in a down economy with 30% plus drops in revenue – people are busier than ever. › Continue reading…
