When Profit and Social Impact Unite

On March 18, 2010

When Profit and Social Impact Unite

Until the late 1980s, you could clearly see the difference between the business and public sectors. Business was fast-moving, productive, and focused exclusively on profits. The public sector (government, nonprofits, foundations) was slow and unresponsive but full of people who…


On March 18, 2010

From Haiti to the Oscars: Wikimedia’s Community at its Best

A few hours after a massive earthquake struck Haiti, I was having dinner with Jimmy Wales, Sue Gardner and a couple of other Wikimedia folks. We discussed, among other things, the tremendous success of Wikimedia's latest fund-raising campaign. It wasn't…


On March 18, 2010

Happiness

“Happiness is the only good. The time to be happy is now. The place to be happy is here. The way to be happy is to make others so.”

Robert G. Ingersoll

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On March 18, 2010

4 Steps to a Team Communication Plan

Few remote teams have explicit, well-thought-out communication plans, and even fewer actually stick to them. Here are 4 tips for creating a plan and then working that plan until it's second nature.
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On March 18, 2010

2 Essential Rules for Giving and Getting Advice

Advice is a part of life. Smart people listen to advice, think about it, and decide, later for themselves. I’ve been on both sides of the advice exchange as much as anybody, as a son, father, and grandfather, sure; but…


On March 18, 2010

Three Ways to Ruin Your Personal Brand

Are you having trouble building your personal brand? There are three common mistakes that people make when branding themselves online. Here's what they are and how to avoid each one.
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On March 18, 2010

Are You Managing — or Just Passing the Buck?

Managing by objectives sounds like the best way to delegate. But be careful. Peter Drucker's famed MBO can create an atmosphere in which employees take ethical short cuts in order to get the work done. That's how Walt Pavlo ended

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