I am a major advocate of Twitter these days, now that we're beginning to see some more mature uses of the medium beyond sharing the sort of latte the person in line in front of you is ordering. Reputation and brand management is one such emerging use.
Topics: internet, work

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When I first wrote about productivity and performance , I wasn't sure what other measures might be worth tracking besides standard productivity numbers. I only knew that I've seen instances where individuals contribute to a team's overall...
Topics: leadership, sports

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When startups are encouraged to fail big, I'm pretty sure no one had in mind the recent troubles with Count Me In, the same company Small Person's soccer and baseball teams have used over the years to handle registrations. I'm just glad now.
Topics: baseball, small business/entrepreneurship, sports, work

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Amidst the chaos of students readying their collection of engineering contraptions based on ancient Chinese technology, Kristen found me and put a copy of ParentMap into my hands. "The story on the Dalai Lama starts on 42," she said as I...
Topics: activities, coaching, family, life, work

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On balance, I'm not a procrastinator; I'm simply pressure prompted. Last night I finally registered for the PSCA coaching conference . If you are a leader, an educator, a coach, a parent, or anyone else who is interested in self-improvement,...
Topics: change management, coaching, goals, leadership, life, work

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