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Leadership

Wonderful people at LikeMinds 2010 in Exeter, Devon, England in February. Speakers came from three continents and 350 attendees came from around the world, too.
Soon I’ll add a post or two from my experience at LikeMinds, but for now, I’ll simply post this video of one of the sponsors of the event, Molly Flatt of [...]

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Lots of jobs available now!

by trey on February 23, 2010

Bet you heard the economy stinks, right? Bet you actually might even FEEL something that sure feels like a stinky economy. As of this moment, Edelman Digital has 30 job openings. How do I know this? I heard it directly from Rick Murray, President of Edelman Digital.
Rick says Edelman is always on the lookout for [...]

 
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New Be-Attitudes for a New Millenium

by trey on February 17, 2010

The Brandbuilder (Olivier Blanchard) posted another solid entry on his blog again today. (I read his blog most of the time, but especially over the past few days, since he, Chris Brogan and I will be heading to England to speak at the Like Minds Conference next week). He titled the post “The answer to [...]

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“Out, out, brief candle! Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more: it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing” (MacBeth, Act V, Scene V).
Amidst the fury to embrace “new media” there’s a [...]

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Just Listen! Interview with Mark Goulston, MD

by trey on January 30, 2010

Love the title: Just Listen!
Released late in 2009, it’s already a best seller. Its author is a well-known psychiatrist, consultant, business coach. He also wrote Get Out of Your Own Way and Get Out of Your Own Way at Work. He writes a leadership column for FastCompany and is a syndicated columnist, including columns for [...]

 
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Out with the NEW; In with the OLD

by trey on January 1, 2010

Last year, 2009, was a remarkable year. The explosive growth of social media carried with it many first time authors and first time public speakers. As an Advanced Toastmaster Gold and a member of the National Speakers Association, I’m thrilled to see so many people beginning to express themselves in public and share their best [...]

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The crumpled dollar bill in my hand was my last. Literally my very last dollar. As a small business owner and a father of six, being down to the last dollar was something well past scary. Too many business are facing scary economic times. I made it through that time the same way we’ll make [...]

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Learning about Social Media from College Students
First, a big thank you to Clemson University for inviting me to speak three times so far this school year. They asked me to speak about social media and using emerging technology to build relationships and personal networks. I’ve also had several opportunities to interview students from other [...]

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Leadership Lesson from a Turned Over Turtle

by trey on September 26, 2009

An observation on August 30, 2006
To illustrate how difficult it is to communicate with someone who “clams up,” my pastor recently recounted his boyhood encounter with a turtle. As a young boy in Kentucky, he captured a turtle and was determined to see what he really looked like. No matter what my pastor did, the [...]

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