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Merry Christmas!

admin — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 20:53:06 +0000

Corporate Recruiting is Broken

admin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:26:29 +0000

Corporate Recruiting is Broken I’ve worked hard to develop a professional network of people connections. Cultivating such a network is a relationship-based effort akin to business development. Many of the most valued relationships in such a network are not visible from the start. The high value relationships grow from the edges and are organic. They are [...]

Mexican Radio

admin — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:05:59 +0000

I was a guest on Michael Libbie’s Internet Radio show today. They shoot video and post it on Livestream. Here’s the video archive of the live feed of the Internet radio show (huh?) Here’s the linkage love for all involved: Michael Libbie runs Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications Michael is pretty active on Twitter Kate Phanmaha was also a guest [...]

I am a Social Media Expert…

admin — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:28:50 +0000

… and so are you! There is a meme developing in my online tribe where people engaged in selling social media services are calling out other practitioners of social media who are making claims to be social media “experts”. The caution seems to be against some un-named other social media helper-person out there preying on [...]

Selling Out or Selling In?

admin — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 04:43:34 +0000

There are some folks having an interesting conversation about Gen Xers selling out on their ideals from our generational platform of slack and nihilism and fighting THE MAN. I was born in 1967 so I am on the leading edge of what most would consider Generation X so I have a pioneering spirit about my [...]

The Power of Paying Attention Workshop 7/14/09

admin — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:59:38 +0000

Here is the handout used during the event on 7/14/09: http://www.rpoconsulting.com/POPA-Biz-handout.pdf Thanks for participating and let me know if have any questions.

Medium, or Message?

admin — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:24:24 +0000

I am a social media junky. The new culture developing around social media is right in line with the vision I developed as a young person reading science fiction and dreaming of virtual worlds. I think I’ve read every Robert Heinlein book ever printed. His book, Friday, predicted the modern version of the Internet and [...]

Elevator Speeches Suck

admin — Fri, 15 May 2009 19:46:00 +0000

I am very likely to get some flak for what I’m about to say but I think elevator speeches are bullshit. Everyone even remotely engaged in networking will profess the absolute need for a canned and short verbal snippet that you can whip out at a moment’s notice to wow some prospective client. The theory [...]

3 types of questions

admin — Tue, 05 May 2009 10:19:55 +0000

A recent situation has me pondering the idea of question asking. As I see it, there are three reasons to ask questions: Seek knowledge: This is the most basic and obvious reason to ask a question. I might ask a plumber how to repair a toilet or I might ask a friend to explain how to get [...]

Business Record Article – Risk Takers

admin — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:06:43 +0000

The Des Moines Business Record recently featured me in an article about people starting new ventures since the US economic situation took a turn for the worse. I was one of three folks profiled in the peice and I was very pleased with their portrayl of my efforts. Thanks Sarah Bzdega!