At Six Pixels of Separation, Mitch Joel’s latest post is You Self Serving Pig. Read the whole thing because it’s great, but here’s a snippet: If there’s one cultural point of interest that is quickly emerging from the online social channels and platforms, it is that you can’t “win friends and influence people” if you [...]
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August, 2009
Confessions of a Control Freak
So, it turns out I don’t know everything. Who knew? Ever since I started this business with my husband, we’ve made all the decisions ourselves. We did hire a web designer to create our site, but we basically dictated the content and the designer worked within those parameters. And since then, we’ve never hired outside [...]
Do You Want Attention or Respect?
Seth Godin has an interesting post today that dovetails with something I’ve been thinking – he talks about the difference between grabbing attention and having people want to buy from you: Michael Jackson, Fidel Castro and Sarah Palin created drama. Paying attention, though, is the not the same as buying or respecting. It’s possible to [...]
How Much Time Would You Spend?
Interesting experience this week with a client who signed up for a new resume. We’ll call him Eric. Eric is a high-level financial services executive who’s currently employed, but looking to make a move. A week after receiving our proprietary questionnaire, Eric called to say he didn’t have the time to complete it and would [...]
How to Get Fired on Facebook
My gran used to have a saying when something was just so ridiculous that it was hard to believe. She’d say “Well that just beggars belief!” I thought of her today when I read this post about a young woman who lost her job on Facebook. I don’t mean she just said something stupid on [...]
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