tweetdeck uudistuneena by Entressen kirjasto Social media is the rage. Pundits talk through mystical PowerPoint presentations lauding the incredible power of social media and business. We’re all still trying to figure out how to measure results, of course, but I’ll save that for the pundits to figure out. But despite the mystery of tweets and… Continue Reading
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How to be a star employee on social media
When it comes time for hiring managers, managers within your company, or business partners to find out about you and your work, social media is the first place people go. Famously, we Google the name and the fun begins. Much has been made of the boss firing the employee after the employee disses the boss… Continue Reading
Gen Y: The world is at your fingertips?
In the last eight years, Gen Y has come of age and entered the workforce. And what an entrance it was with many having the attitude that their generation will be the next big deal as baby boomers leave the workforce. Gen Y’s services will be in such demand that they will change the way… Continue Reading
Productivity is about what we DON’T do
Immense amounts of electrons have been used to write about how to make ourselves more productive. Being efficient on what we are working on makes perfect sense, of course. But, being productive on what we do is only one part of the equation. The other part is being productive because of what we DON’T do…. Continue Reading
Social Media Contraction Good for Cubicle Warriors
For those of us who have sat on the sidelines of the “Social Media” blitz – Facebook and MySpace as the most famous two examples – there comes sobering news. The Social Networking Gets a Sanity Check, tells us the numbers: Today there are numbers out from comScore that indicate plateauing growth for the big… Continue Reading
The Global Enterprise: Personal Branding Rules
IBM has changed the rules for people working in cubes. This week, I’ve looked at the “global enterprise” approach that IBM is successfully executing and the impact that this approach to operations will have on all of us that work in cubes. The global enterprise approach radically changes how all of us in cubes will… Continue Reading
How social media can break big banks
Chinese Yi Yuan by LostBob Photos Banking isn’t something often heard about in social media circles. Unless one is complaining about big banks, of course. The frustration with banks and their fees, policies and risk mindset, however, has spawned a few upstart approaches to circumventing banks through social media methods. There is a new way… Continue Reading