Each week I bring together a few articles that add value to our work of becoming better communicators in business. Short on time? Watch for the *Must Read* where I think you’ll get the best bang for your reading buck!
Think You Know How Others See You? Think Again *Must Read*
Who do you know that knows you well, and from whom you will except the unvarnished truth about your actions and decisions? If you can’t provide a name, you are asking for trouble. Not everyone has access to a professional coach, but find someone to play that coaching role in your life: providing honest, course-correcting feedback. Read more…
Related article: Do You See What I See? An Exercise in POV &Empathy
Three Smart Moves Brought LinkedIn This Far
As a continuing fan of LinkedIn, I feel as this author does that the best is yet to come. I found this article to be valuable. It not only charts some of the history of LinkedIn, it used that history as a case study of ‘things to do right’ as you grow your business. Read more…
Related article: Get a Job Tweeple! Your Online CV Matters
The Single Most Powerful Use of Social Media for Small Business *Must Read*
Who’s surprised John Jantsch knocks it out of the park again? I keep hammering away on the “listen-first; engage & comment second; post your own content third” model, but I haven’t written anything as bang on the money as this: the single most powerful use of social media is listening! Exactly! Read more…
Related articles: Lead with Your Ears,Not Your Message, Great Listening is a Contact Sport
Choosing Authenticity Over Numbers Every Time *Must Read*
I’m in. If printing what really matters to an author and his community causes the shedding of some readers who don’t share the same value & outlook DNA, that’s not only OK, that’s good. Disagreement is welcome & necessary. Finding your own tribe is too. Read more…
The Perils of the All-Employee Meeting
Are your staff meetings something everyone looks forward to? If not, read this article and learn how revisiting the ‘hows’ and ‘why’s of staff meetings can transform them into something that becomes an anticipated part of what you do at work. Read more…
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