I learned something about social media and business by-the-by from listening to Clay Shirky on social media and politics. Social media may be disastrous for dictators – but it is not necessarily good for business. I’ll show you my reasoning and suggest there are certain kinds of social scientists who can work out when and importantly where social media matters.
Month: February 2011
What is influence?
Fifteen London Twitterati describe their interests in influence.
I’ve used some social psychology to analyse them! Whom are you most like?
Catastrophizing – the question we are really asking but don’t want to ask out loud
An appreciative approach to catastrophizing – find the relationship that you believe is jeopardized and build on that
One day you finally knew what you had to do: a poem by Mary Oliver
Time to move on but not packed yet? Have you ever been at a turning point in your life when… Read more One day you finally knew what you had to do: a poem by Mary Oliver
Khalil Gibran and The Happiness Index
Anyone puzzled by what The Happiness Index will measure will be relieved to read Khalil Gibran’s words on joy and sorrow in The Prophet. “I say unto you, joy and sorrow are inseperable”.
How do you play the game in the ever-shifting sands of business?
Want to tighten up your marketing? @jobsworth listed the roles that we play in the every morphing networked organizations in the new economy. Check out the list! Figure out your own role! And work out who plays the other roles in your industry. Position yourself well and clearly!
A more soulful way to manage?
Dry sterile thunder without rain.
T.S. Elliott did not say that about work but there is a growing community of people who bring rain to relieve “dry sterile thunder” in their work.
Will you contribute?
My events sucked, until . . .
I’ve revolutionized the way I design events using Herbert C. Kelman’s {rules, roles, values}.
Here is the model, how I figured out how to fix an event that flopped badly, and some checklists and examples in the wild.
Let me know what you think!