I had a really unusual dream last night. Let me tell you about it along with the obvious meaning to me... In the dream, I was with a lot of family members at my in-laws' previous home in St. Louis. My father-in-law, Chuck, who passed away suddenly in that home in 1999, was sitting in …
Tag: Communication
Thought Leader: A Title Bestowed – Not Pursued or Claimed
<rant> Buzzwords always abound in businesses. Each year sees new ones come and (if we are lucky) a few worn ones disappear. After all, Buzzword Bingo exists for a reason! Some of the most annoying to me are using verbs as nouns such as in "That's a good ask." Why not use the word "question" …
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Is this the least social time in human history?
Is this the least social time in human history? The question may sound odd coming from one whose daily work centers around social media, but sometimes I wonder if he haven’t taken giant strides backward in recent years in our ability to simply be social with other real live human beings around us. Here are some …
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My Christmas Wish List For Social Networks
Like many of you, I spend a lot of time on social networks - both work related and personal. Their existence has transformed how countless numbers of people communicate daily around the world. They will only continue to grow in use and significance. But all is not well on social networks, probably because they're made …
Use the Greeting of Your Choice This Month
Each December we hear a mixture of greetings due to the various holidays celebrated. Not everyone celebrates every holiday, of course, so we tend to use the one with which we most identify. As a Christian, the holiday I'm focused on this month is Christmas, so if I greet someone with a holiday-related greeting, it …
