This article from BNet outlines eight ways in which your Social Media strategy can fail. Watching from within my current employer, I can see a number of these mistakes unfolding on a daily basis... more »

This article by John Kay in the Financial Times starts with a discussion on the disappearance of Woolworths from the UK, but then broadens into a much more interesting and valuable discussion of how to sell (or not) capitalism in the current economic dow… more »

I got around to doing some reading one lunchtime this week about the differences between the active generations as defined by sociologists. The ones we all hear about are: Silents 1930-1945 Baby Boomers 1945-1964 Generation X… more »

One of the big challenges right now in the USA is the sheer speed and scale in which large corporations are responding to the economic downturn by laying off workers. AT&T was the latest large employer to announce over 14,000 layoffs yesterday, but t… more »

...are very common in most businesses. We are all wearily familiar with the change initiative launched in a blaze of glory by the CEO that rapidly becomes a joke within the corporation, fizzles out and leaves everybody connected with it frustrated or bur… more »

..from Gaping Void. They have some great designs. I especially like the one with the guy saying to the girl "how was it for you" and she replies "read my blog"...(NOTE to any current and future girlfriend - I promise not to ask that question if you promi… more »

Al Bernstein is one of my favorite authors. I have many of his books, including "Dinosaur Brains", "Neanderthals at Work", "Sacred Bull", "How To Deal With Emotionally Explosive People", and (my favorite)"Emotional Vampires". Here is one of his columns… more »

I just found out about this book, which is published for free (no less) by Raytheon. It is a compendium of wisdom from the Raytheon CEO. Many of the rules are applicable to just about any life situation. UPDATE - It has been pointed out to me that Mr.… more »

Since I worked for my current employers, I have completed numerous Employee surveys. However, my patience with such surveys has become strained by the dysfunctional way in which the results have been processed, and how certain information cannot be revea… more »

For many years, I have wondered at how useful an Exit Interview truly is when it comes to allowing corporations to find out why people are leaving, and address those issues. The Exit Interview is mostly an HR administrative closure process. Several ob… more »