Recently I caught up with ExchangeGain Leaguer William Powell, who many of you know on Twitter as the Leadership Advisor (@LeadrshpAdvisor). William is one of the first “Twitter friends” I met face to face, when he was in Naples a couple of years ago for a short vacation. At that time, our conversation […] Read more… Read More»
Below is a paragraph from my forward of Stan Phelps’ must-read new book, What’s Your Green Goldfish? Stan is an integral part of our League of Extraordinary Thinkers here at ExchangeGain. He is a brilliant marketer and writer, as you’ll experience when you read his books. He’s also a good friend. I admire […] Read more… Read More»
A few weeks ago, I was interviewed by an Italian newspaper regarding online marketing and social media best practices. Since most of our readers probably missed that one, I figured I’d share my answers here. What about your work? What is your story and your educational path? I majored in philosophy and psychology at William […] Read more… Read More»
What would it mean to the success (or failure) of your business if you were missing 70% of the most eligible college grads out there. They never even considered you, because they’re finding jobs through social referrals, not job boards? Yes. Seventy. Percent. So how do employers attract the most talented graduates? YouTern CEO Mark […] Read more… Read More»
Tomorrow is the 4th of July. Happy Independence Day, America! And if you aren’t American, well, it’s our country’s birthday. We invite you to celebrate with us!! I’ve been meaning to write this post for a while. When, all of a sudden, it struck me: this is an Independence Day post! Not just for Americans, […] Read more… Read More»
I frequently field this question: “How did you become a social media expert?” The very notion still makes me a bit uncomfortable – I guess I’m not completely over my Delusions of Mediocrity yet. I often have to stifle a retort such as, “I tweet a lot,” because that isn’t really helpful or all that […] Read more… Read More»
“I am a person who cares very, very deeply about creating workplaces that don’t suck.” Thus begins my recent interview with Josh Allan Dykstra, author of Igniting The Invisible Tribe. Josh is one millennial leader who is passionate about changing how we work. So let me ask you, what would it mean to the success […] Read more… Read More»
Wow, what a great week this is turning into! My new snippet, Return on Morale, came out yesterday, just in time for my #leadwithgiants G+ hangout with founder and host of leadwithgiants.com, Dan Forbes. The hangout is 7 pm eastern (US). Read here for details. And please do check out my snippet, Return on Morale! […] Read more… Read More»
Have you seen Martin Scorsese’s The Aviator? It’s a bio pic about Howard Hughes, a mad genius multimillionaire if ever there was one. If you haven’t seen it, see it. It’s a great flick! Hughes was the archetype of the Instigator personality: a hard-to-hold-down, “Screw it, let’s do it!” type. He was a creator; a […] Read more… Read More»
Finally – finally! – most larger companies are at least dabbling in social media. In fact, a trend I’ve noticed over the past year is that many big firms are playing catch up, or trying to. I want to encourage that, not mock it. Sure, if this describes you, you’re late to the party. Way […] Read more… Read More»
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