As online communities continue to grow in number and usage, the professional role of community manager is also growing in prominence as a valued position that can, frankly, make or break a community. Of course, I'm biased from my perch as a community manager for the past 3.5 years for my company's enterprise social network …
2013 Goals Update – November 3
The year is fast coming to a close and it's time again for a monthly status update on how I'm coming with my goals. I first published them here on January 1 - eleven goals divided into the categories of body, mind and spirit. I share updates here monthly as a public way to hold myself accountable. …
Monthly Update to Top 10 All-Time Posts
Each month I update the list of the top 10 most visited posts since this blog began in 2011. I've published over 500 posts in the past 2.5 years and it's revealing to track what's popular over the long term. "The Worst Mistakes I've Made As An Employee" remains by far the most viewed post. …
Killing Terrorists – Cause For Joy?
Friday night I watched the evening news broadcast from ABC. One of the stories was of the U. S. drone strike in Pakistan that killed a terrorist leader. In reporting the story, ABC's Brian Ross quoted an unnamed government official as saying "Life is good" in response to the news that the terrorist was killed. …
Do Not Equate Busyness With Significance
Perhaps the biggest lesson I am learning this year is one that I've known for a long time, yet must continually re-learn. While it has been good and helpful for me to spell out my many goals for the year related to body, mind and spirit, and to post monthly progress updates here, I have …
