How to force a moment of entrepreneurial epiphany

February 9, 2011

When have you had enough? When do you realize you could do it yourself and you no longer need to “work for the man?” How does an IT worker get to that moment of epiphany where they decide to quit their job and become an entrepreneur?

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Funniest Tweet Contest #3

February 3, 2011

Enter this week’s Twitter contest by finding a funny tweet and pasting it into the comments of the blog post. Come on, it’s at the end of the week. You’re screwing around, so why not share a funny tweet?

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The larger your team, the greater the loafing

February 2, 2011

What are the factors that cause a group of workers to be lazy on the job?

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Funniest Tweet Contest #2

January 28, 2011

Find the funniest tweet and you could win a copy of the book “And Here’s the Kicker: Conversations with 21 Top Humor Writers on their Craft.” Deadline is this Sunday 1/30/11.

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Three simple tricks to getting influencers to pay attention to you

January 26, 2011

The three things you need to always keep in mind when you want to make a connection with an industry influencer. Always adhere to these three principles and you’ll never fail.

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What Was Your Big ‘Aha’ Moment for Enterprise 2.0?

January 24, 2011

At the Enterprise 2.0 conference I asked attendees to share the moment they realized that Enterprise 2.0 tools would make an impact on their business.

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How the City of San Francisco Got Its Constituents to Create Services for Free

January 21, 2011

By simply making public data available to developers, the city of San Francisco got developers to create services for them for free. And developers got a great demo application to show how good they are.

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Funniest tweet wins a prize

January 21, 2011

Since everyone screws off on Friday, I thought I’d give you another reason not to do your work. Instead, how about a chance to win a cool prize! Give me your funniest tweet by Sunday night and you could win a cool iPad case kit.

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10 tales of condescending morale boosting efforts

January 18, 2011

Companies either make an effort or don’t when it comes to boosting employee morale. Some morale boosting efforts are done with integrity and show credible appreciation for the staff. And sometimes, it’s just outright condescending. These are those stories.

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Great example of how to handle a social media crisis

January 14, 2011

A little over a year ago, the TSA was faced with a massive case of blogger outrage that blew up over social media. Here’s a video of David Spark explaining what happened and how well the TSA handled it.

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