How to treat your clients like PooPoo. And other lessons learned from my bank.
I bank with several institutions. One of my smaller accounts is with Bank of America (I thought I’d try them out a year ago). Over the last year I have had many unpleasant…
Wearing Multiple Hats
Yesterday for Easter we played a best bonnet contest. Everyone wore their favorite hat and it added to the happiness of the day. I shared the story of the bonnet contest on Facebook,…
Traditions.
It’s the Saturday before Easter and I’m not sure that anyone wants any social media, events or business networking tips today. Instead, today I want to talk a little bit about tradition. This…
Social Media Creates Real Relationships.
This week I woke up to a wonderful surprise. When I checked my morning email I discovered that I met my $1000 fundraising goal for an 18-mile walk that I am doing for…
Event Feedback: nourishment for meetings innovation
Today I came across an awesome blog post about the upcoming BlogWorld Expo. Apparently the organizers of the Expo had slowly eliminated a segment of their original community at their events, as other…
Cheerleading.
Do you have a support system? Do you have people in your life who cheer you on? Do you have people who believe in you unconditionally? Do you have fans? Whether you have…
Three Special Steps = Strategy
My youngest daughter watches this really annoying show about a bear, Agent Oso. He solves all problems in just three special steps. Well, today my good friend that I admire greatly, Paul Salinger,…
Making Assumptions
I have heard that it is not polite to discuss religion in public, but this is a topic that irks me and I want to address it. The Jewish holiday of Passover starts…
I Ate My Fortune.
In a moment of pure ADD, I swallowed my fortune. Yes, that’s right. The kind in a Chinese fortune cookie. I was getting ready for a presentation, emailing and instant messaging all at…
How NOT to be a Thought Leader.
I was recently at a networking event that was a roundtable-style discussion. Sitting next to me was a man who worked in sales for a major brand. His job is to develop relationships…
Picture Day!
Last week The Today Show featured a story on School Picture Day. The story showed little kids, excited about getting their photos taken so that they can share them with grandparents, godmothers and…
Midori Connolly Joins Seven Degrees As Senior Technology Advisor
If you read this blog, you have probably seen Midori Connolly mentioned once or twice or a bzillion times. She is my speaking partner, my friend and now my Senior Technology Advisor. When…
Under Construction
This weekend our website is getting a facelift. If you have been here before you will notice a lot of changes. Please excuse the dust while we remodel. There are a bunch of…
Bringing Your A-game!
This week Midori and I were rejected from a potential speaking opportunity. When I received the e-mail I forwarded it to her and told her that I was really disappointed. Her response to…