Last week I was at the EO San Francisco event. Ken Blanchard was the keynote speaker. In his engaging speech, Ken talked about one topic that resonated with many in the crowd. It is the concept of “ducks” and “eagles”. Ken said it’s easy to notice ducks. They are always quacking. Examples “The computer says… Continue reading
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WebGuild's Beginner's Guide to Twitter
I don’t use twitter but if you do are planning to do so, you will enjoy WebGuild’s Beginner’s Guide to Twitter. Here is the link: WebGuild: Beginner’s Guide to Twitter Also, in the comments section (over there) you will end a few more links for twitter fans. Enjoy! Please sign up for my newsletter here:
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Quotes worth recording – Lisa Kirk
If there is one thing that you can do well when you are building a relationship, think about what you can do to make the other person (in the conversation) feel “good about himself or herself” at the end of your conversation. Lisa Kirk puts this brilliantly as she categorizes people into three types “A… Continue reading
The cost of blindly copying someone…
To copy or to mimic is low cost. And, it may work in the short-term. You save on the cost of innovation. If you are a fast “second mover”, you might have some advantages too (like you may not make the mistakes that your competitor made). The big threat of blindly copying someone is the… Continue reading
Boosting your social networking ego (smile)
One way to boost your “social networking” ego will be to connect to the same people on multiple social networks and add the numbers all up. Just don’t tell anyone that you are “double counting” or “triple counting” Once you have had all the fun, you can create your own social network with the same… Continue reading
NYTimes Story on Blogging – Blog Till You Drop; My take
Over the weekend, three of my close friends forwarded a New York Times story on Blogging. The title of the story says it all. Here is the link: In Web World of 24/7 Stress, Writers Blog Till They Drop At first I thought there was a message in there for me. I cross-checked and found… Continue reading
Mimic as a strategy for competitive advantage?
Generating sustainable competitive advantage is hard and it gets harder if your strategy to generate competitive advantage is to mimic the competition. I was speaking to Rick Hubbard of Serena Software this morning and his quote (in the context of chasing “best practices”) aptly explains this. Rick says – “The pill that cured your neighbour… Continue reading