If you need to look at my Klout score to determine if I have influence, I don’t. If you need to look at my Empire Avenue stock price to determine if I have value, I don’t. And if I have to ask you to vote for me to be on someone’s list of influential people, I […]
Listening As Strategy – Listening To Help
“I am here for you.” When I read Thich Nhat Hahn‘s words on January 3, 2011, it all clicked for me again. For well over a year, I had been struggling to figure out why I wasn’t finding satisfaction in my work. Life was good, but I was going through the motions relative to business. […]
Listening As Strategy – Listening To Learn
There is what we say. And there is what we mean. The vast majority of the time, what we say and what we’re trying to say are not the same thing. It’s not that we’re attempting to hide something. To the contrary, most of us are trying, to the best of our ability, to insure […]
Listening As Strategy – Listening To Reply
We’ve all been on the receiving end of someone listening to reply. Unless, of course, you’ve never listened to a politician answer questions. Our esteemed leaders are expert at listening to reply. Only they don’t call it “listening to reply.” They call it “sticking to their talking points.” A question asked to a politician is […]
The Color Of Hype Is Green
He calls it “elastic networking,” meaning your social graph is constantly updating based on use, proximity, and interaction. There are no friend requests on Color. There are no profiles. When you get nearby a fellow Color app user, he or she will automatically pop into your social circle, or “visual bulletin.” Depending on how much […]
The Elephant In The Social Media Marketing For Real Estate Room
“When you avoid talking about what isn’t working, you’re also avoiding what will fix it.” via Time to Kill the Elephants by Tamsen McMahon I like Mike Ferry right now. Yes, I’m aware that some are bashing Mike Ferry for his comments during the smackdown debate between Ferry and Matthew Ferrara at the Coldwell Banker Generation Blue […]