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Social Business is Not Enough
Many of us who use social networking platforms in the professional world know that it can be difficult to get “old school” leaders to understand the power of these approaches for business. Say “social...
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My Business Vision
My LeadershipChat co-host, Lisa Petrilli, has written a stirring and helpful blog post about gaining a vision for our personal and business lives (Three Steps to Create a Vision for 2012). And, this is...
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Who Are Your Influencers?
I’m a solopreneur. But I’m never alone. Why? My influencers – one of the great benefits of social networks. Yesterday – as I have done regularly in the past – I had a question about one of my business...
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Networking on Purpose (usually)
If you’re going to be successful, from a business perspective, you need to have purpose in your networking. Simple but silly example: if you’re seeking to use the power of networks to grow your retail...
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George Lucas Announces Newest Social Media Platform: Hollowgram
Not wanting to be left behind the latest social media craze-du-jour, George Lucas has announced the first social platform allowing users to upload 3-D speaking holographic images of themselves. Called...
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Intensity
(This post will be a bit more on the personal level. Perhaps you’ll be able to relate to some of it) Recently, I went to Nashville for 5 days – not only to attend BlissDom, but also to take a little...
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Open Doors
When you start talking about social media in the business world, you quickly begin to bump into the ROI question (and if you do, get the insight you’ll need from Olivier Blanchard and buy his book,...
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How to Gain Influence – the hard way
Noise does not (necessarily) indicate influence. Popularity does not (necessarily) indicate influence. Numbers do not (necessarily) indicate influence. Here’s how influence is earned: - Do a great job....
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Words With Baggage
While facilitating a workshop on vendor/project management with a client yesterday, I felt compelled to emphasize that one of the keys to communication between two parties (say, client project manager...
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Connection Pinball
Scanning my usual set of columns in Hootsuite this morning, I wondered, “Is there a blog post here – just looking at these people?” In my DM column I saw Liz Marshall and Terry Starbucker. Yep, there...
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Planting Seeds of Leadership
Growing up, I was fascinated by the self-propagation design of the milkweed plant. A pod full of parachute-equipped seeds matures and swells. At the right time, it bursts open and the seeds take to the...
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Connectedness
Prediction: in 10 years, a lot of terms we use now will have reached their expiration date: e- i- Computers Smartphones Tablets Devices Digital On-line Internet Big Data Websites Twitter...
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Yes, I Time some Tweets – Here’s Why
There are apps that allow you to space out your tweets over time (I use Hootsuite for this). Some people protest the use of timed tweets – and while I understand the sentiment behind that stance, I...
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The Network Growth that Truly Matters
We who are active on social network like to measure our growth by followers, subscribers, page views, and other numerical metrics. These things have their place, of course. But ultimately, they’re...
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The Lazy Social Networker
{Note: I am now blogging at my brand-spanking-new site, SteveWoodruff.com. Just click here to subscribe to the new feed. Bonus – you can also sign up at the same time for my astonishingly brief yet...
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