Entry level jobs should stay just that. As our country approaches ten percent unemployment folks who normally wouldn't even apply for certain types of jobs are now doing those jobs. The problem is, a forty year old displaced engineer may not be the right person to work your hotel front desk. They … [Read more...]
Define your own pond
For a while ColorMetrix was a big fish in a small pond. Then, the pond grew and other fish jumped in "our" pond. The pond, however, was getting bigger, so while we noticed we just kept swimming and growing like the rest of the fish in our pond. Finally, there was a drought and the pond stop … [Read more...]
SGIA and BlogWorld this week
If you are headed to either SGIA or BlogWorld this week in Las Vegas hopefully we will run into each other. I'll be utilizing the Las Vegas Monorail to travel between the convention center for SGIA and Mandalay Bay for BlogWorld. Some places we might meet Between sessions at BlogWorld - I will be … [Read more...]
18 Useful WordPress plugins
Recently while speaking at the Central Wisconsin Social Media Conference I was asked by Jim Carlson for a list of the WordPress plugins I use. I figured as long as I was taking the time to pull the list together I may as well share it with you as well. The link included with each plugin is the … [Read more...]
Embrace change
Change is a constant - right? Sometimes change affects you positively and other times negatively. Sometimes you accept change willingly and other times, not so much. I met a man this week who does not seem to accept change willingly but he does approach it positively. He argued and fought with a … [Read more...]
The best sixty seconds of my day
As I walked through an airport earlier today, it happened. Approximately fifty service men and women in loose formation approached me. As they walked through a large atrium full of people grabbing lunch and relaxing between flights - the clapping started. Then, everyone stood up and continued to … [Read more...]
21 days to a (better) blog
I've been blogging a little more than five years now. Admittedly the pace has picked up in the last year and as a result I've learned a few new tips and ticks to go with the old tried and true ones. Over the next three Fridays I am sharing the best of what I've learned. The format I've chosen will … [Read more...]
Does Social Media Work?
I heard this question no fewer than a dozen times over the last couple of days on the show floor at GraphExpo. Anyone catch the irony in this question? That's the second show in less than a month where the topic of conversation, people sought me out to have, was social media. My goal with social … [Read more...]
Flying by the seat of your pants
Excessive planning often results in not enough of your work being shipped. Flying by the seat of your pants is the other extreme where you deliver work that may not be your best effort or well thought out. Neither extreme is in and of itself bad. The trick is to understand where on the continuum you … [Read more...]
Wal-Mart solves problems
The success Wal-Mart enjoys is because they fully embrace and understand the importance of solving consumer problems. Sure they have low prices but that is not the only reason you shop there. They have the products you need, when you need them, at a fair price. Let's dig into a recent purchase of … [Read more...]
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