Collection of thoughts, sights, and adventures... Thanks for coming along.
Yup... I'm a space nerd. Love this type of picture from NASA. It's called the Clouds of Cygnus.
Attendees listening to Carly Lousteau of BASF explain Tiered Meeting concepts. From Tier 1 Running the Business to Tier 4 on Strategy
Chad Wittman explain the latest in the painful FB business page feed problems. The new "Pages Feed" is more symbolic than helpful. Special thanks to Mark Cuban for getting FB stirred up. ~Victor http://socialfresh.com/facebook-pages-feed/ socialfresh.com A...
My wife Amy has known the Mission New York City folks since soon after 9/11. I met them in 2003. This is a great organization. If you're able to help out it is much appreciated. The Mission NYC computers crashed on November 9th. We have been working to...
Holiday shopping can help Louisiana non-profits, thanks to this great organization. www.louisianagives.com Louisiana Gives© brings money spent outside of Louisiana directly back into our local economy to places where it benefits our community the mos...
Special thanks to Mack Collier for helping us spread the word about our fundraising effort. Joshua and Wynter are great kids and doing really well with us. We're blessed. www.indiegogo.com Siblings Josh and Wynter had to find a new home and family because...
Great story... Our military historically attracts a special breed. Proud of our military.
Nice reminder that there are other paths available that may yield a better result but may not be as obvious.
A shout out to our friends on the Emerald Isle. Happy St. Patrick's Day. Beannachtai Na Feile Padraig Oraibh. www.eiqa.com For more than 35 years, EIQA has assisted businesses to make better products and deliver improved services, and dramatically increase...
Is this as true of industry in the Baton Rouge area? qualityandinnovation.com In his March 2012 question to the ASQ Influential Voices, CEO Paul Borawski presents a question that he deals with regularly – and that industry has been challenged with for...
The Pontchartrain Levee District, the Atchafalaya Basin Levee District, the Lafourche Basin Levee District, and the US Army Corps of Engineers are still reporting NO problem areas observed at this time.
Seriously, did he really mean that? Since the dawn of email, using sarcasm in digital communication has created strife and confusion between friends, colleagues and romantic partners. Sarcasm, after all, is best conveyed using tone of voice, a wink or...
Contributor: Mitchell Osak 0 Posted: 10/01/2012 12:00:00 AM EDT | Most firms are expected to significantly increase their spending on social media over the next 18 months. However, managers need to ask themselves if they have the capabilities to exploit...
lsunews.tumblr.com LSU, Foursquare Offering "Geaux Tigers" Badge at BCS Championship Tigers, LSU is teaming up with Foursquare at the BCS Championship Game! First, follow the LSU Foursquare page. Then on game day,...
Great minds have noble objections, have purposes, and daring dreams. Average minds engage themselves in wishful thinking and petty dabblings in little ventures, small minds are content to complain why life has passed them by.
Jim Collins, Great by Choice
blog.meshfire.com The Power of Anchoring First Impressions on Twitter Posted on September 15, 2012 by Joshua Garity Here’s a question that most brands venturing into the social media engagement business fail to ask themselves: how do we build...
www.nola.com St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff Mike Tregre says the two deputies wounded in last week's deadly shooting are continuing to improve. Deputy Michael Scott Boyington and Deputy Jason Triche remain hospitalized for injuries sustained from...
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“We do not believe that chaos, uncertainty and instability are good; companies, leaders, organizations, and societies do not thrive on chaos. But they can thrive in chaos.” ~Jim Collins, Great by Choice #wcagls
Jim Collins, Great by Choice
Great discussion today with a colleague on the Lean Startup. Principles from Lean and Six Sigma can help established companies as well as startups. I told her to sprinkle in some "Great by Choice" by Jim Collins and she'll be good to go.
www.brac.org Baton Rouge, La. (September 13, 2012) – The Baton Rouge Area Chamber (BRAC) today announced Baton Rouge Entrepreneurship Week (BREW) will feature a high-stakes pitch competition, similar in format to ABC’s popular show, Shark Tank, with companies...
