From Dan Erwin
February 6, 2012 at 9:35 am
As part of the IPO filing for Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg laid out a set of company values. They are illuminating, especially when compared to the values of older, more mature firms: ... (
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From Young Finance Professionals
February 2, 2012 at 1:26 pm
Nathan Rafferty - CEO of Ski Utah
Nathan was named President & CEO of Ski Utah in October, 2005. Before changing roles within the organization, he served as Ski Utah’s ... (
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From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
January 13, 2012 at 2:30 pm
Having just experienced the Rose Bowl game and a win by my alma mater, I was overcome by love and a slight hero worship for Oregon’s coach Chip Kelly. How can you not love a ... (
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From Dan Erwin
January 6, 2012 at 12:33 am
A textbook case in how to drive change, IBM has been so consistently successful that it is almost boring. Even more surprising is the size of its workforce in contrast to other ... (
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From Young Finance Professionals
January 3, 2012 at 6:59 pm
Robert G. Pedersen II
CEO, Co-founder, Chairman, ZAGG Inc.
Robert provides the overall vision and leadership of ZAGG Inc. Robert has more than 20 years’ experience in executive ... (
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From Dan Erwin
January 1, 2012 at 9:26 am
It’s that time of the year when many review the past, set goals for the next year, and make a few resolutions and wishes. My goals are ongoing, and I have no new resolutions, ... (
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From Know Your Own Bone
December 30, 2011 at 2:20 pm
After playing with a bunch of pictures from this year, I’m going the “goofy face during a presentation” route. The world has enough pictures of stuffy presenters, ... (
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From Dan Erwin
December 20, 2011 at 10:21 am
With Havel, the message mattered but it was words themselves that penetrated the heart.
--Madeleine Albright
Although ... (
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From Know Your Own Bone
December 8, 2011 at 9:28 pm
If you’re reading this, then you’re probably the kind of person who already knows that professional resumes have transcended the boundaries of a sheet of paper. They’ve ... (
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From Know Your Own Bone
December 2, 2011 at 1:17 pm
There are plenty of benefits to having a personal brand, just as there are incredible benefits to hiring someone who has a personal brand. It allows you to be a thought leader, ... (
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From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
November 29, 2011 at 6:30 am
In 2003, Fred Cook became the third CEO of Golin Harris in 54 years, when Al Golin stepped aside. As the baton was passed, the financial picture at Golin Harris was a bit shaky. ... (
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From March Communications
November 28, 2011 at 3:43 pm
It’s been nearly two months since Steve Jobs died. While many of the stories that emerged following his death were memorable and enlightening, there’s one simple story that ... (
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From Dan Erwin
November 6, 2011 at 12:10 pm
In place of reckless meritocrats, we don’t need feckless know-nothings. We need intelligent leaders with a sense of their own limits, experienced people whose lives have taught ... (
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From Duncan Nuggets™ for Your Noggin -- Al Duncan
November 4, 2011 at 9:20 am
[I was asked this question via the National Society of Leadership and Success Facebook page.]
"Here's a question for you... What did you do when you hit ... (
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From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
October 30, 2011 at 1:30 pm
It has been said the strongest relationships are built on a foundation of communication. As such, it should come as no surprise HR Solutions’ Research Institute has found a ... (
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From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
October 26, 2011 at 5:30 am
The leader within you will appear however you personally define it. Leadership depends upon your degree of commitment to education and perseverance to bring into reality your deepest ... (
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From Stevens Consulting Group
October 14, 2011 at 11:51 am
Whether a valued direct report, an esteemed colleague, or a political office-holder you’ve supported does something wrong, people turn to you for direction. As I tell my clients, ... (
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From Lindsey Donner
October 13, 2011 at 1:33 pm
What a long few weeks! At Well Versed’s studio-lab, we’re working non-stop on a top-secret project (in addition to our regular client work), and it’s taking a ... (
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From Danny Brown | Social Media Marketing Blog
October 12, 2011 at 4:01 pm
Take a moment and ask yourself these two questions:
- How are we encouraging hope in those around us?
- How are we helping to grow the leaders of tomorrow?
I once wrote about ... (
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From Dan Erwin
September 23, 2011 at 11:09 am
In my previous blog, Why do men hold back women in the workplace, I referred to the groundbreaking Mckinsey report by Joanna Barsh and Lareina Yee that addressed the frustrating ... (
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From Know Your Own Bone
September 19, 2011 at 8:28 am
I am currently training for the Chicago Marathon. As a total newbie to this whole “running” business (I’m not worthy of using the word in relation to myself without ... (
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From Dan Erwin
September 12, 2011 at 8:19 am
Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
--Teddy Roosevelt, Labor Day, September 7, 1903
As the ... (
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From shelley-ann.com: musings in exploring design + business
September 9, 2011 at 10:00 am
In his book Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul, CEO Howard Schultz identified what leadership keys he believed were important to the transform of ... (
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From Know Your Own Bone
September 6, 2011 at 7:54 am
Nonprofits exist in that hard-to-reach spot between government reach and the for-profit sector motive. Nonprofits need to meet two bottom lines (financial and social) and prove ... (
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From upstartHR
August 29, 2011 at 4:50 pm
Which of your supervisors holds the best meetings?I was in a session at HR Florida and the speaker tossed out that question. Most of the audience likely ignored it, but I couldn’t ... (
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