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RIM's Vision Of The Future Might Rely On Someone Else's Goggles

Dear RIM, If You Can't Imagine A Innovative Future Vision Of Your Own, Don't Make A Futuristic Promo Clip.READ»

Twitter's Deep Integration With Apple's iOS Revealed

One touch tweeting on your iPhone or iPad is a handy kick for Apple's social networking plans, but potentially a massive strap-on rocket booster for Twitter.READ»

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Grown-ups Use Twitter! Apple May Soon, Too

Pew's latest survey shows Twitter is growing up, getting used more, and appealing to more older users. It's also a mobile affair for everyone half the time. With rumors Apple's about to integrate it, this could all become more significant.READ»

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SkypeKit: Easily Building VoIP Into Any Application

Skype's just released its SkypeKit development suite for Mac and Windows. This is good news for developers, who can create different apps with Skype's VoIP powers built right into their code. This, in turn, will only simplify life for ...READ»

2009: The Year Gadgets Stop Being Life Add-Ons?

I was reading about Vuzix's new VR projection glasses--actually looking pretty snazzy, versus a prop from Star Trek--when a thought struck me. It seems that the gadget as a nice-to-have bolt-on to modern life is dead. Instead, the ...READ»

Leading in Times of Recession

Once again, Dickens classic introduction to The Tale of Two Cities captures our times: “It was the best of times; it was the worst of times….” In both uncertain economic times as well as at the height of a boom, effective ...READ»

Mangled Words

More often than not, our intentions and outcomes do not match. Most of us, leaders at any level, ‘mangle’ our words from time to time. If “to err is to be human”, then to ‘mangle’ is to communicate. The real question is ...READ»

When you look in the mirror, see glass

I love to include quotes in my work, words spoken together that capture powerful emotions and messages. Last week, while facilitating a session, a participant asked me about one specific quote: “When you look in the mirror, see ...READ»

Rehearsal Can Make For More Effective Leadership

One of the great prevailing myths in the workplace is that our time is actually planned. In truth, our day is a series of interruptions and surprises. The best-laid plans give way to spontaneous conversations, debate, and ...READ»

Reframing Authenticity

Authenticity is a popular topic amongst leadership pundits. Unfortunately, much of the dialogue has been misleading, absent the critical conversation on role and characterization appropriateness. To be authentic, is not just to be ...READ»

Inner Work of Leadership

There is little doubt that self-awareness is the pivotal foundation of several popular leadership capacities such as Emotional, Social, Cultural and Aesthetic Intelligence. Self-awareness promotes self-inquiry; challenges to the ...READ»

The ‘when’ and the ‘what’ of leadership

‘When’ is different from ‘What’. ‘What’ suggests a thing, an item, an object, something that may easily be defined, observed, measured. ‘When’ suggests a time, an experience, a feeling. Whereas ‘what’ may ...READ»

Reclaiming the Power of our Senses

Have you ever witnessed a young infant smile at a stranger? The parent might turn and say, “She likes you”. How does that infant know that this is a person to smile for, or sometimes do the opposite - - turn away and cry. Babies ...READ»

Learning form Artists: Listening

‘Listening’ is a wildly popular and tenacious term in business. When we listen, we are available to new ideas, accessible to others, self-aware and aware of what is happening around us. As such, ideas grow, conflicts are ...READ»

Aesthetic Intelligence: A Leadership Capacity

Introduction to Blog This is a place to explore the emergent field of Organizational Aesthetics and the capacity, Aesthetic Intelligence. To date, artistic metaphors and methods have been employed by business to dramatize ...READ»

There is No "ing" in Brand

Unless you are using a branding iron or needle for tattoos, there is no ing in brand. I make the mistake of using the participle branding and certainly allow others, but I see a problem. As personal brand concepts are becoming ...READ»

Brand Manager for Your Career

My days as an executive recruiter generalist provided insight into many businesses and disciplines. It was the Brand Manager role in many executives and some entrepreneurs I love to apply to the personal brand manager required in ...READ»