Archive for July, 2009
Encouragement
I had another meeting to discuss the smartphone application project I’m considering. This time I met with a local social media strategist that works for a Internet marketing firm in town. Great conversation – I love talking with smart people that get passionate.
After working through bringing him up to speed on what I was thinking [...]
10 Questions with… Rob Felber
When I started my new position in the incubator a couple years ago, it wasn’t long until I met Rob Felber. I think it was maybe the third entrepreneurial event I went to. It was showcase event, intended to let regional up and coming young entrepreneurs network and show off their startup. There was Rob, [...]
Own your room
If you are not reading Chris Guillebeau’s blog The Art of Nonconformity, you should be. Chris regularly writes on three topics: life, work and travel.
His view on work, and life, is that you don’t have to live your life the way people expect you to and if you don’t decide what you want to get [...]
Recession 101
Seen on a billboard heading out of downtown Cleveland:
Recession 101:
It’s a test not a final
Ah, so THAT’s what it feels like
I pitched one of my entrepreneurial ideas to the strategic partner I had identified as critical for this particular idea. They liked the idea, saw great value, and agreed to move me up the chain to the decision-maker.
What a rush! Why have I waited so long to jump off the cliff?
low tech
DCO reader and friend Lauren, recently sent me a Harvard Business Publishing’s Management “tip of the day” she found interesting. The teaser title in the E-mail was The Simple Way to Capture Big Ideas. Clicking through, the actual article’s heading was The Next Big Idea in Management. There must have been something pretty special in [...]
Thought for the day
Figuring out who you are is the easy part; being who you are is the challenge.
Market research results
First of all, if you are one of the people who took time out of their day to take my recent suvery, Thank You! I had a good response, with 55 responses currently. I was hoping to get at least 50 responses, and promoted the survey through all my social networks. I truly appreciate your [...]
Missing leadership qualities
I’ve been musing on Leadership lately, specifically Positive Leadership, and I’ve come up with my personal short-list of leadership qualities I find in short supply these days.
Honesty
Whether it’s employee appraisals or what happened to the stock price, honesty seems to be missing from many of our leaders these days. And I’m not talking about the [...]
