When I joined a business networking group, we were taught to be able to give a summary of our business or product in the amount of time needed for an elevator ride—about 60 seconds. It was tough learning to be that succinct, and even now I want to use a few more words. But what [...]
Posts Tagged ‘LinkedIn’
A Six-Word Life
Posted in Editorials, tagged elevator, life, LinkedIn on December 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Interviews
Posted in Editorials, People, tagged Interviews, LinkedIn on December 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Recently I got to participate in a two-day set of interviews for openings at a local agency. The candidates were each given a one hour appointment during which they would make their presentation and receive questions from our group. This was the first time I had ever participated in a process like this one, and [...]
The Negative Power of Rumor
Posted in Editorials, tagged LinkedIn, Madalyn Murray O'Hair, rumor, Snopes, truth on December 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My secretary ushered in a person I had never met before who had a folder in her hand. “Pastor,” she said. “I want to talk to you about a threat to our religious freedom.”
Connector
Posted in Church planting, Missional, People, tagged BNI, LinkedIn, marketing, networking on November 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Our Chamber sponsors a monthly “connector” for our members. These connectors are held at various City businesses which provide refreshments and a great opportunities for networking and visiting with business friends. Today’s connector was held at our local Servicemaster. A few months ago, Servicemaster moved to a new and much larger location, so this connector [...]
“It’s the economy, stupid!”
Posted in Editorials, Food for Thought, Life in general, tagged auto industry, economy, John Donne, LinkedIn on November 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
During Bill Clinton’s campaign, his campaign strategist, James Carville, coined the phrase, “the economy, stupid,” as a way to refocus voters’ attention and to say that George H.W. Bush had not adequately addressed the economy. The phrase was meant for an internal audience of campaign workers, but it became widely used. All you have to [...]
Vote
Posted in Life in general, People, tagged LinkedIn, vote on November 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I got to the polls at 6:45 AM; polls opened at 7:00 AM. There were about four of us in line by the time the door opened. I wanted to get this done before there were long lines to wait on. The ballot had two sheets. I inserted them both in the ballot box, and [...]
Giving People a Chance
Posted in Editorials, Food for Thought, Life in general, LifeSpring Church, tagged collaboration, LinkedIn, teams, Wikinomics on November 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been reading a very intriguing book called Wikinomics. The premise of the book is that the way business and creativity is practiced on the Internet is transforming brick and mortar business as well.
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