Links for May 31 2009

Why Messages Aren’t Enough by Amber Naslund on Altitude Branding The first step towards being a networked nonprofit: Simplicity by Beth Kanter on Beth’s Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media Walking The Fine Line Of The Personal Brand by Jason Falls on Social Media Explorer Opening up and letting go to strengthen market position [...]

Inbound Marketing Summit Dallas – Great event

I had the pleasure of meeting some great folks at the Inbound Marketing Summit in Dallas.  I learned a lot and had a lot of the ideas that I already had reinforced. The best thing of the event?  I figured out that every large organization has similar problems when it comes to Social Media. A [...]

What is a Leader?

I’ve been pondering the question “What is a Leader?” for a while now.  It’s a question that’s always in the back of my mind and I’ve never really gotten a good answer too. What is a leader?  Well…many definitions boil down to the old adage of ‘motivating people to do something for the common good’. [...]

Links for May 24 2009

Hello everyone…I’m back from my trip to Orlando…links are lite this week due to being away from the computer. Enjoy the few I do have. How the Cloud Will Disrupt the IT Status Quo by Stacey Higginbotham on GigaOm Leaders are self-made, practical learners by George Ambler on The Practice of Leadership Bad to Awful? [...]

Links for May 17 2009

Customers sometimes do not know what they want by Matt Rhodes on FreshNetworks Blog Mistakes matter: post-project reviews by Elizabeth Harrin on Project Management Tips I Failed. Hard Lessons in Conflict Management by Cheri Baker on  The Enlightened Manager Ignore Sunk Costs by Seth Godin Stories in Interviews by Steve Neiderhauser 6 Small Things You [...]

Links for May 10 2009

When You Can’t Trust Your Leadership by Charles Green on Trust Matters Change is never linear by Paul Dunay on Buzz Marketing for Technology Stop Reading About It and Do It by Leo Babauta on Zen Habits Real Leaders Ask by Judith Ross on HarvardBusiness.org Guiding Principles for IT by Mike Schaffner on Beyond Blinking [...]

Rewarding Bad Client Behavior…just say no.

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I’ve always tried to go the extra mile for a client/customer when they have a complaint.  I want to resolve their issue and turn their bad experience into a good one. But what happens when you have a client who continues to act badly? Should you continue to go out of your way to treat [...]

Doctorate Work = 43% complete

I’ve just submitted my last requirement for my last class in the Spring 2009 semester.  Whew. I’m now 43% complete with the doctoral work…should be done with coursework around this time next year. Current Status (May 2009) 39 hours complete 52 remaining (27 hours coursework, 25 hours dissertation) 43% complete. Coursework completion ~ mid-2010 Dissertation [...]

Links for May 4 2009

We have a huge budget and too much time to complete our business intelligence (BI) project by Martin Proulx on Analytical Mind 9 tactics to effectively communicate your vision by George Ambler on The Practice of Leadership Pros and Cons of Software-as-a-Service models by Laura Brandau on Bridging the Gap between IT and Business Why [...]