If you buy just one business book this year, make it mine. If you buy two business books, then I strongly recommend Spin Sucks: Communication and Reputation Management in the Digital Age. It’s a new book authored by Gini Dietrich, CEO of marketing and...
Who says a shareholders meeting has to be boring? While most companies seek to minimize risk at these events, Apple CEO Tim Cook showed last week what can happen when a leader acts like an actual human. Or, “feisty, funny and fiery,” in the words of the...
An erstwhile statesman once said, “Corporations are people, my friend.” And while he was making an entirely different point and the line was deservedly mocked, there is a core truth to the statement. Companies are ultimately made up of people, so they...
Want to get ahead in the world? Put down that dull business book and take an acting class instead. Not only will it will help you succeed in your career, it will be a lot more fun. It’s true. You may have made fun of those goofy theater people in high school or...
I’ve never been a big fan of all the motivational quotes that get passed around Facebook and Twitter, but this time of year brings a bumper crop of them as people work on their New Year’s resolutions. (Actually, I’ve never been a fan of New...
Now that Facebook has finally confirmed what everyone’s long suspected—that they’re throttling posts from business pages—I’ve decided to suspend my business page. Here’s why. What Is Throttling? First, if you hadn’t heard, throttling...
