I am taking a break from writing for a few days to strategize for the second half of 2012 and for a speaking engagement in Southern California. While I’m away, I’m re-posting some of my most popular posts from the last year. I hope you enjoy reading or re-reading these posts. I’ll be back and better than ever on July …
A Note To My Readers
Hello Friends, Readers, and Followers! First of all, let me express how grateful I am for your interest and attention to this site. I’ve worked hard for the last six months to invest more time, energy, and writing here. You’ve amazed me. My blog stats have more than doubled since January. I’m on the verge of breaking through 10,000 pageviews …
10 Ways to Get Your Company to Thrive on Social Media
Image by Kevin King(Chandana Perera) from Pixabay Social media can be a game-changer for your business. Whether you’re running a small startup or an established company, thriving on social media can open up new opportunities and help you connect with your audience in a meaningful way. Here are 8 business saving and practical tips to help your company shine on …
How Will Your Halftime Help You?
Welcome to the beginning of July! While it might not be the literal halfway point of 2012, six months have passed and there’s six months to go. It’s all downhill from here. Or maybe it’s uphill for you? I watch a lot of sports (Hi…my name is Tim…I’m an ESPN addict!). I can’t count the number of times a team …
Timeless Principles In Developing Student Leaders
Who do you work with? Boomers, Busters, Millennials, Post-Millennials? There’s a lot of differences that exist between each generation. There’s also a lot of information out there to help us understand and interact with each other in the midst of those differences. I don’t want to underestimate the importance of understanding those differences. But we have a lot in common as well. …
Becoming An Integral Part Of The Community As A Business Owner
Image Credit. First things first, what is a community? The basic definition puts it as a “group of people living in the same place or sharing a common characteristic.” But we all know that it’s more than people happening to live near each other. A community is a complex social unit with unique needs and characteristics. The people within that …
7 Things You Can’t Lose And Keep Leading
A student came up to my office because he had lost his cell phone. I asked him if he had tried calling it. He hadn’t thought of that. We called his number and his backpack started ringing. We found the cell phone. We’ve all lost things. I’ve lost my keys. I’ve lost money (no, not in Vegas). I’ve even lost one of …
Ten Surprising Concepts that Teams (Organizations, Too) Should Adopt — Starting Now
NOTE: This is a guest post by Garret Kramer, Author of Stillpower: Excellence with Ease in Sports and Life. I found this article to be very challenging to my own thinking and current paradigms. I am excited to read more in Kramer’s book, Stillpower. These days, it seems that the same common concepts are stressed over and over in order to ensure …