Know Thyself
Q: What skill is most critical to your own and/or your company's success? I came across this question on a discussion for a LinkedIn group. I wanted to share my response with readers of this blog. A: Know thyself. Photo...
Jeremiah Owyang, Part 3: Starting and Growing a Community
"People would rather have [a] knowing they are accepted and appreciated. That's far more important than lining one's wallet...This is about the core essence of humans connecting with other humans." --Jeremiah Owyang In this last installment of my interview with...
Jeremiah Owyang, Part 2: The Nature of Communities
"When you are spearheading a movement, you are relying on the groundswell that happens within the community. The community is in charge." --Jeremiah Owyang In this second part of a three-part interview, Jeremiah Owyang talks about the nature of communities...
Advice on Careers and Business
A few places to look for good advice on your career or business: How To Hire a Career Coach from Marci Alboher's blog, Working the New Economy. Marci draws on the advice of many coaches (I know, because I was...
Interview with Jeremiah Owyang, Part 1
This is the first of a three-part interview with Jeremiah Owyang, a social computing analyst with Forrester who is an expert on building communities. While his clients are businesses using community-building to meet their business objectives, Jeremiah's wisdom can be...
It’s All In Your Perspective
I have amazing clients. One of them is "in transition," having left a job at the end of February and figuring out what's next. She sent me this epiphany while journaling about her situation:Who would sign up for the following...
Digital Immigrants: Will You Move Forward or Be Left Behind?
The wonderful thing about starting a new venture is that you don't know where it will take you. For over a year now, I've been researching and trying out social media--tools for the 21st century for doing business, deepening friendships,...
What Do You Want More or Less Of?
I've been blogging on A Bigger Voice since December 2007. It never crossed my mind to ask you, the reader, for feedback to shape what I blog about. Until now. I'm interviewing Jeremiah Owyang soon and in our pre-interview meeting,...