Personal Excellence
What’s so hard about blogging?
So, you’ve probably read a lot here and there about blogs being one of the best ways on the Internet to not only establish your expertise, but even grab some search engine traffic. I talked about blogging as a foundational tool for thought leader’s / subject matter expert’s personal brand. Over the past month or [...]
Back to school with Anita Campbell
A diner I used to eat in had a sign over the cash register: “If you enjoyed your meal, tell your friends. If you didn’t, tell us”. Of course, we all know that way it really works is if you have a good experience, you probably don’t tell anyone; and if you have a bad [...]
10 seconds to stand out
Here’s a quick tip if you use LinkedIn. When you invite someone to join your network, personalize the invitation. How tired do you get of seeing: David, I’d like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn. – Some Contact There’s nothing wrong with accepting the default message and it’s certainly a benefit of [...]
Do you have a bad connection?
I hosted a software entrepreneur this morning. He had contacted me requesting an opportunity to demo his product to a small group of small and medium-sized businesses. He showed up an hour early to make sure he had plenty of time to work through any IT glitches that might show up. Sure enough, after everything [...]
For your consideration…
Last week I wrote a little piece linking “being nice” to personal excellence. I also made a (very) short pitch that the relationship was not only more than casual, but implied there were direct links to superior performance possible with this simple attitude adjustment. I purposely kept the article high on personal observation and low [...]
A Strong Foundation for Personal Excellence
(By the way – this one works for Leadership too!) We’ve been talking almost exclusively lately on entrepreneurial topics, and in fact, I’ve got the updated Entrepreneurial Qualities survey just about ready to go. Before we dive headlong back into a new survey with it’s results and commentary, I want to take a side trip [...]
Not a resolution!
As I mentioned just last Friday in the Weekend Reader, I have never been a big fan of New Year’s resolutions. This make sound strange coming from a “personal excellence” advocate. I’m not against resolving to change for the better, nor do I deny the strong image of a fresh start the New Year brings. [...]
Do you annoy your customers?
I love that sign you see every once in a while in a diner or dry-cleaners: “If you loved our service tell your friends, if not tell us.” That’s a great sentiment and was probably hung on the wall to send the message that management is truly interested in quality service and being responsive to [...]
Building character through entrepreneurship
Inspired by a short article with the same title over on Dr. Jeff Cornwall’s blog, today I’d like to talk briefly about how entrepreneurship can build character, and how you can do the same even if you’re not an entrepreneur. Dr. Cornwall references a post that lists five reasons why entrepreneurship improves your life. For those [...]
What motivates you?
I had an early morning meeting with an entrepreneur last week. He’s located in an area that historically has a lot of traffic congestion to begin with, not to mention the large construction project that began on the interchange there about six months ago. I hate to be late to meetings, so I left with [...]
