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Leading Change 31 Jul 2013 | 06:54 pm
I’m doing an all day training session today on Leading Change for the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services. It’s one of the most comprehensive training sessions I’ve ever done, with a com...
Book Review: Give And Take By Adam Grant 5 Jul 2013 | 06:37 am
Bob Sutton said of Adam Grant’s new book Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success that it “just might be one of the most important new books of this young century,” and proclaimed it was a b...
Lee Odden: Optimized Blogging That Inspires Action 3 Jul 2013 | 10:01 pm
Optimized Blogging That Inspires Action from TopRank Online Marketing I am using Lee Odden’s new book Optimize: How to attract and engage more customers by integrating SEO, social media, and conte...
Understanding Behavior: A Critical Leadership Function 2 Jul 2013 | 11:57 pm
I published my first blog post on March 29, 2009. It was butt ugly, but in it I expressed my foundational belief that observed behavior is always a function of both person and environment factors. Our...
Student Branding Achievement – Spring 2013 1 Jul 2013 | 10:58 pm
In the spring of 2013, I taught social business and personal branding to about 75 undergraduate and MBA students at The University of Nevada. My students learn how difficult it is to take responsibili...
Operational Excellence 20 Jun 2013 | 04:21 am
The video clip above is from a recent presentation I did for WordCamp Reno on personal branding and social business. I think this diagram that I adapted from Brian Solis really sums up the strategic i...
The Three Rules: Interview With Michael E. Raynor 11 Jun 2013 | 11:00 am
Yesterday, I recommended the book The Three Rules: How Exceptional Companies Think by Michael E. Raynor and Mumtaz Ahmed. Today, I’m pleased to share my interview with Michael Raynor. Below you will...
Citizenship At Work: My TEDxReno Video 11 Jun 2013 | 12:37 am
My TEDxReno video is now live. I have to tell you honestly that they had some problems with audio that day, starting with my talk. They edited out the entire front end of my talk, so I share it with y...
Book Review. The Three Rules: How Exceptional Companies Think 10 Jun 2013 | 09:12 pm
I am not a big fan of popular press business books that claim to have “the” answer (supported, of course, by their mountain of global evidence) about what you need to do to make your business succes...
How I Came To Be A Fan Of Campo Reno 7 Jun 2013 | 05:25 am
I am a raving fan of Mark Estee and his restaurant Campo here in Reno. The funny thing is, our relationship started with me complaining about his business in this blog post. He recovered from that ini...
