In my post this past Thursday, I promised that today I’d show you how my Principles-to-Practices Framework can transform your social media efforts. Ready? The framework goes like this, from highest-level to most basic: Principles guide Strategy, which guide Tactics, which guide Practices. Principles are incredibly important and probably shouldn’t change at all from your […] Read more… Read More»
Leaders are leaders, regardless of their area of endeavor: business, the military, politics, charity, clubs; even family. The lessons we learn from leaders in one arena are often at least as valuable as those from our own, because of the outside perspective they lend. Take Abraham Lincoln, for example. To our knowledge, ExchangeGain […] Read more… Read More»
Today’s episode of ExchangeGain TV is with Deborah Mills-Scofield, a member of our League of Extraordinary Thinkers as well as a regular contributor to Harvard Business Review. What makes Deb’s thinking so extraordinary? Where do we begin? Early in her career, this inventor developed one of the most lucrative patents ever for AT&T-Lucent. […] Read more… Read More»
You know how the famously dim-witted Little Red Riding Hood eventually busts the Big Bad Wolf for being an imposter? “My, Grandma, what big teeth you have!” and all that? Well, if little Red were active on social today, she might say something like this to the wolves she busted online: “My, Grandma, what a […] Read more… Read More»
Welcome to the ecosystem war, where we are all pawns. Have you noticed what all the social sites are doing? Oh, and a lot of the less-social tech companies, too? They’re all vying for our attention, and our time. It’s driving me to distraction. Anyone with me? The logic is undeniable. At work or at […] Read more… Read More»
What if the next time you hit hard economic times, you didn’t have to lay off a single employee? With the gut-wrenching halt of its economy that has faced many southern European nations in recent years, the leadership of a Portuguese company faced huge layoffs just to stay in business. However by working with today’s […] Read more… Read More»
“Friends are the family you choose.” Ever hear that one? A friend of ours, whose ‘family of origin’ was, well, downright terrible, told that to Jane and me years ago. I have no idea where she got it – maybe a Hallmark card. Who cares? It’s a great way to think about your closest friends. […] Read more… Read More»
I’m not big into celebrity gossip or royal-watching, but even as out-of-touch as I am in such matters, news got through the pop culture fog I live in: news that someone famous in the UK had a baby boy. Congratulations! I’m a proud daddy myself, and so I know how special that little boy’s parents […] Read more… Read More»
Editor’s Note: This post was written by a friend of Ted Coine. She’s a well-respected, experienced management professional who wished to remain anonymous regarding this post, due to her current employment. So, without further adieu, please enjoy this enlightening post by today’s guest blogger… Anonymous. Management advice often begins under the assumption managers already have […] Read more… Read More»
Years ago, I read a fascinating book by William Manchester, A World Lit Only By Fire. Part of the book is the true-life adventure tale of Magellan’s first-ever circumnavigation of the globe. What made the history so memorable, though, is what Magellan left behind in Europe. Across the continent, the religious and political establishment was […] Read more… Read More»
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