Personal branding is often misunderstood. People have the misconception that personal branding entails, by definition, narcissistic and self-promoting behaviour. This …
Curation is necessary for thought leadership, though not sufficient by itself
When I read Eric Wittlake‘s post Three Reasons Content Curation is Overrated I found myself in an odd position: I agree …
Steve Rosenbaum: New king of content is curation
Steve Rosenbaum, author of Curation Nation, explains how information overload is creating unique opportunities for human content curation in this …
How to get people to do their best work
What motivates us to do our best work is the holy grail of the new economy. “Pay people enough to …
Externalizing value in the pursuit of profits kills innovation and the economy
Steve Denning has written a great piece in Forbes on Clayton Christensen and how business school number crunchers are killing …
8 lessons social media taught me about being a better parent
I originally wrote this as an article on how social media and parenting were related for my other blog homemadedad.ca. …
Moving from knowledge-based to wisdom-based leadership
Thought leadership is mandatory if you want to thrive and control your professional destiny. We are transitioning from a knowledge-based …
If transparency is the new objectivity, then accountability based influence may be a new currency
Transparency is said to be the new objectivity. It stands to reason then that accountability based influence will be the …
8 lessons social media can teach you about being a great dad
In the social media world, showing personality can help you professionally. Apparently, it works the other way too – professional …
Social media’s second wave will transform business from the inside out
Relationship businesses should treat social media the way Google treats it’s engineers’ personal projects – by embracing them. I read …