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The blank page

December 16, 2011 By Jim Raffel Leave a Comment

I write. A lot. I don't write everyday like I did a year ago, but I still write a lot. Some days - actually many days - I stare at a blank page on my screen for several minutes before I start writing. It's not because of a lack of topics; it's actually a desire to share what's most … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Writing

I need some social media etiquette – Jim Says

December 15, 2011 By Jim Raffel Leave a Comment

Before getting into today’s post we wanted to let you know what this week’s topic will be for our 8 p.m. CST #shehechat on Twitter tonight. Are you ready? Wait for it...."social media etiquette" is the topic this week. Yesterday, Shelby wrote about a few recent "run-ins" she's had in social media … [Read more...]

Filed Under: she said he said, social media

I need some social media etiquette – Shelby Says

December 14, 2011 By Shelby Sapusek 4 Comments

We're back this week with our She Said, He Said blog posts focusing on etiquette in social media. Make sure you stop by tomorrow for Jim's point of view and chime in on Twitter at 8 p.m. CST tomorrow using the hashtag #shehechat to tell us what you think. In the last two weeks, I have been preached … [Read more...]

Filed Under: she said he said

Reverse Your Thinking

December 13, 2011 By Jim Raffel Leave a Comment

The last 5 percent of the research and development project can make you or break you. You'll get to that point where the technology is almost working. You could just about commercialize it; but not quite. This is the point when you need to change your thinking. Incremental and linear progress is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: monitors, personal development

Automate it or stop doing it

December 12, 2011 By Jim Raffel Leave a Comment

If you're performing a task manually and can't justify automating the task, is it really worth doing in the first place? For several years I managed sign-ups and renewals for one of our web-based solutions manually. We convinced ourselves that there were always too many features to be added to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: customer service 101, Small Business 101 Tagged With: automate, automation, manually, renewal, self service

Urgency

December 9, 2011 By Jim Raffel Leave a Comment

As another year comes to a close... Stop to ponder where you are compared to where you wanted to be. You've accomplished a great deal, right? Yet, it doesn't feel like enough. You had bigger plans for this year. Now what? It's simple really. The year is not over ... not yet. Face what's left … [Read more...]

Filed Under: motivation, personal development Tagged With: january, strong, theme song, urgency

Siri, what's your position? – Jim Says

December 8, 2011 By Jim Raffel 6 Comments

As Shelby mentioned yesterday, this is Week #41 of our She Said, He Said series of posts. I suggest you read Siri What's You Position? - Shelby Says post from yesterday before reading further because much of what I'm doing here is responding to her post. While Shelby's post this week can standalone, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: iPhone 4S, she said he said Tagged With: aclu, ethical issue, iphone, moral issue, morals, postion, siri

Siri, what's your position? – Shelby Says

December 7, 2011 By Shelby Sapusek 1 Comment

Would you believe this is Week #41 of us writing for the She Said, He Said blog post series? It's true. Jim and I will be planning something special for the anniversary of She Said, He Said, and if you have any ideas, please let us know. Meanwhile, today I'll be sharing some more thoughts on Siri, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: iPhone 4S, she said he said

Twitter as a customer service venue

December 6, 2011 By Jim Raffel 1 Comment

Is Twitter a good venue for customer service? While I've seen it work, the problem is that if your non-social media customer service sucks, your social media customer service will just suck more. I've written about customer service before and the companies I've called out for poor customer service … [Read more...]

Filed Under: customer service 101 Tagged With: customer service, customers, listen, phone, poor customer service, social media, Twitter, venue

Be like the Badgers – stick to your game plan and play in the Rose Bowl

December 5, 2011 By Jim Raffel Leave a Comment

This past Saturday night, the Wisconsin Badgers defeated the Michigan State Spartans in the first ever Big 10 championship game and secured a coveted spot to play in the Rose Bowl. If you're not a college football fan, just trust me that this is a big deal for the team. This was not an easy win for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: motivation, personal development Tagged With: game plan, game plans, planning, rose bowl, rose bowl game, strategic planning, wisconsin badgers

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