Collection of thoughts, sights, and adventures... Thanks for coming along.
At first, I decided to try Overblog because they sponsored the #Blogchat community on Twitter. It has been great getting to know Overblog via Amy and Liva on Twitter. Then I watched the video on the home page ( Overblog.com ) and I became intrigued with...
Stop, Start, Continue The start of a new year is a great time for a simple exercise called “Stop, Start, Continue”. Pull together some team members and make three columns on a dry erase board. Write Stop at the top of the first column and talk about activities...
worldoflildots: Rodney Matthews - Once you get past the fact that you’re rummaging through some deceased stranger’s personal belongings, estate sales can be one of the most interesting ways to come by some pretty cool stuff. This is how I stumbled across...
A Boy’s Heart On our way to a field trip we saw a homeless man sitting on the ground, a cement wall behind him. After we passed my recently adopted 13 year old son asked, “Can we go back and give him some money?”. I asked if he felt directed by Lord and...
"Resilient people focus on what they have control over and don't waste a lot of time on things they have very little impact or influence of." ~Dr. Robert Brooks, Co-Author of The Power of Resilience [Affiliate]. The idea of being energized or resilient...
Best looking speaker's badge I've ever gotten. Thank you! If you haven't yet gotten your ticket to BusinessNext Social or the concurrent New Media Expo I hope you will soon. These two conferences are run by BlogWorld. I've attended five of their conferences...
1. Rework by Jason Fried and Heinemeir Hansson I'm actually pretty embarrassed that I didn't read Rework much sooner. It is the first book anyone should read if they want to succeed in business today. It's an awesome handbook for play-by-play instructions...
Add me to G+! http://gplus.to/traveler Need a G+ account? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9ADtqqTS-Q Facebook is a tricky devil. They blocked all the apps and extensions exporting user data, but they forgot / can't do anything about their Yahoo! partnership!...
We had a one of a kind meeting for the American Society for Quality. It was about how a retired DOW Chemical Quality professional, Cliff LeGrange, used his quality management skills to write and publish a book on Bayou Pigeon Louisiana ( http://www.BayouPigeon.com...
Donald Trump stops by New Media Expo #NMX to recruit a Social Media strategist with an operations background. He visits with Victor Canada to present his final decision. Will he be fired or hired. Di Domenico as Mr. Trump http://www.johnnyd.net Victor...
John Brown of Stryker lived by the mantra, "be one fad behind". Never first to market, and never last to market. Social media or social business will have another major wave of adoption. Entire industries who follow the "never first" mantra will adopt...
Don't know if you've met @AmyVernon - She's the GM of Internet Media Labs #TheLabNYC in New York City and a Social Media "Weblebrity". I spoke to her yesterday via Twitter to learn that she's ok but her friends on #StatenIsland are devastated by #Sandy....
Welcome to LSUSMCert Student Exercises Part II. Click here to complete student exercises part one. Summary of where we are after the exercises from Part I This is a checklist to help make sure you're caught up with the last exercises. If you missed something,...
Meet Megan. She is well on her way to becoming the world's first terminator, a goal she has been aspiring to for quite some time. I only tell you this, because by the end of this video you will want to meet her (if you haven't already). This Cleggumentary...
Yup, your flight is probably canceled… buzzfeed: New York’s Laguardia Airport this morning
This year let's bring the season to life with the Starbucks Cup Magic app. Use the app to find and scan all five Starbucks Holiday Characters - on Red Cups, Christmas Blend bags, in-store and more - and watch as they magically come to life through augmented...
The following exercises are for students who attend my LSU CE Social Media Specialist Certificate program courses. They're intended for those students who really haven't had much experience with Social Media. I'm publishing these so anyone can perform...
For Ascension Parish residents: St. Amant and Sorrento areas are in danger from rising water but nothing has happened yet. Officials are taking precautions but there currently is no imminent danger. They have opened a shelter at Lamar Dixon and have called...
Customer Service or what I like to call "The Age of the Empowered Consumer" will continue to evolve as social media matures. I'm expecting consumers will get used to being more vocal and at some point employees will become more vocal. Keep an eye on the...
I had a successful national print magazine owner tell me that the one thing most small business owners believe they can do is marketing. I believe marketing can be done well DIY but it does require training and homework. Especially with communication...
Free seminar on Medical Travel paid for by the Tourism Authority of Thailand. Please pass this along to professionals in Health Insurance, Travel, and HR in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago and Fort Lauderdale. Medical Travel is trending up with healthcare...
For business and organization leaders in the Baton Rouge area... Tonight at the Bluebonnet Public Library we have the Lean Site Coordinator for BASF discussing her vision and progress in implementing Lean business practices. Should be very informative....
I'm excited about Election Day and look forward to the outcome. Watching the discussions (or rants) I've been thinking that our values as a nation and the issues that concern us need greater understanding from all of us. I find that slogans, labels and...
This is why we don't use the term "expert" - for ourselves or nearly anyone else. Social Media is just too large a canopy for any bird to have a nest in every tree. Even using all the pieces parts is too much for one person; it would be like putting every...
Lean is a philosophy that focuses on shortening the time between customer orders and fulfillment. Operating more effectively and profitably. Our next meeting's speaker will introduce Lean concepts. The meeting is open to anyone interested in process improvement...
