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Planning: 3 words for 2013
Welcome back! Hope everyone had a joyful close of the year and is ready to excel in 2013! When last we were together, I was contemplating my annual 3 words exercise (h/t Chris Brogan). So here are the...
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Milestone: 20 years in business
Hey! 2013 marks the 20th year of this business--I hung out my shingle on March 15, 1993! I can hardly believe it myself. To commemorate this crazy milestone, I’ll be publishing special anniversary...
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Guest Post: Why I mentor
To close out National Mentoring Month, here's a post from my friend, colleague and protégée Kristen Smith (that's us at a Carolina football game). She's a mentor in a local program for school kids. I...
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Tips for that difficult conversation
I always feel a little anxious when I have to have a talk with someone about something high-stakes, sensitive or controversial. I worry a lot about how they will feel, which isn't a bad thing in and of...
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Seasonal Content: Mardi Gras party tips
Here's some Mardi Gras content I wrote for Match.com: Laissez Les Bons Temps Roulez! If you’re single in February, the Valentine’s Day hoopla can hamper your happiness. Why not have a Mardi Gras mixer...
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Seasonal content: Valentine’s Day
Happy Valentine's Day! Two of my Match.com articles are on the front page of Yahoo! (see red box below): Here are links to the articles: Tips for single caregivers Love lessons from the soaps Related...
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How to manage pro bono projects
I was talking to a friend the other day who was getting eaten alive by a pro bono project for a community organization he really cares about. They were driving him nuts with changing requirements,...
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5 tips for better speaker introductions
Todd Moy and I presented a session on virtual dating at SxSW '09. We introduced ourselves. Folks, we can do better by the people who speak at our events and the people who come to hear them. Instead...
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20 years ago today
From the "This Day in History Department": Twenty years ago today, I encountered my first Monday as a business owner. I remember making coffee, watching the morning news shows for story ideas and then...
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Content: Inject a little humor
One of the best things about community journalism is the ability to have a little fun with the local citizenry. My local paper, The Citizen was famous for its just-shy-of-believeable April Fool's Day...
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How to survive summer
When it's hotter than seven Hells and twice as humid, it can be hard to look good. So that's why I asked style expert Lee Heyward to give us some tips for looking cool in hot weather. She's also got...
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Tips for tough talks
October is Office Politics Awareness Month, so it seems like a great time to repost this excellent set of tips from Marty Clarke, author of Communication Land Mines, 18 Communication Catastrophes and...
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Last-minute holiday tips
This is my 900th blog post and likely the last of the 2013. Thanks for reading! A handful of articles to help you navigate the last few days before Christmas and New Year's: Advice for surviving on a...
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5 financial resolutions for freelancers
Did you know January's Financial Wellness Month? Yup. In honor of that, I asked my pal, Lisa Drake, CPA and accounting professor at Foothill College, for some financial resolutions for freelancers and...
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Suggested Reading for National Mentoring Month
January is National Mentoring Month. Mentors are crucial, and I'm proud to be a mentor to some wonderful people and to have been mentored by some awesome folks. But there's more to mentoring than just...
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Before you correct someone…
You have a choice in how you correct someone who's made a mistake. You can assume the worst, that they're stupid or deliberately trying to undermine or go around you. And you can make them pay by...
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Example: Writing for Advocacy
I do a lot of workshops on writing for advocacy, so I feel like it's important that I also actually, you know, write for advocacy purposes. So here you are. I was asked to pen an op-ed piece for the...
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An Open Letter to Roger Goodell
I don't often use my business blog as soapbox, but it seems appropriate today. Dear Commissioner, I didn’t watch last night’s Pittsburgh-Baltimore game, even though it’s almost always a great tilt. The...
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Get more from your business reading
October is National Reading Group Month! Couple weeks ago, I interviewed a small business owner who joins his staff in reading a business book each quarter. They meet once a week to discuss each...
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Closing out the year
This is our final post for 2014. We'll be back to weekly postings on 5 January. The entire Word Factory team joins me in wishing you a wonderful close of the year, and a healthy and productive 2015....
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