Archive for September, 2009
« Previous EntriesIs Google Ready to Handle Your Business? (Part 1 of 2)
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009As a big fan of online, Web 2.0 applications, I’ve long followed Google’s ever-increasing stable of web-based services, from Google Docs to Google Voice to Google Reader. Their large and growing collection of online applications and services make it increasingly possible to consider running the bulk of your business using free (or low-cost) Google applications. [...]
Where Do Ideas Come From?
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009Since publishing a series of posts on dating and living in the last couple of weeks, I’ve been asked several times how I came up with the idea to see dating as a kind of metaphor for life. The immediate source of the story was pretty mundane – someone asked me a question about another [...]
Does Your Company Support Your Blog?
Monday, September 28th, 2009As much as you think blogging and social networking are mainstream, corporate America has not caught up quite yet. Many companies are fearful that they are losing control of their brand — and they are. Companies are trying to put together social media guidelines as quickly as possible, so that employees know what they [...]
Does Your Company Support Your Blog?
Monday, September 28th, 2009As much as you think blogging and social networking are mainstream, corporate America has not caught up quite yet. Many companies are fearful that they are losing control of their brand — and they are. Companies are trying to put together social media guidelines as quickly as possible, so that employees know what they [...]
A 6-Step Guide to Networking for First Year MBA Students
Saturday, September 26th, 2009If you are a first year MBA student, especially if you are at a lesser-known MBA program, networking is going to be an essential component to landing your summer internship.
Start Early
If there’s any piece of advice that I would give first year MBA students it’s that your job search stats the day you start school, [...]
A 6-Step Guide to Networking for First Year MBA Students
Saturday, September 26th, 2009If you are a first year MBA student, especially if you are at a lesser-known MBA program, networking is going to be an essential component to landing your summer internship.
Start Early
If there’s any piece of advice that I would give first year MBA students it’s that your job search stats the day you start school, [...]
Writing Research Papers
Friday, September 25th, 2009No matter where you are in your intellectual journey, the ability to assemble and analyze large amounts of complex information is a skill that can pay large dividends both in monetary terms and in terms of your overall satisfaction with life. What follows is a very short guide and template for writing excellent research papers.
Re-Evaluating [...]
Writing Research Papers
Friday, September 25th, 2009No matter where you are in your intellectual journey, the ability to assemble and analyze large amounts of complex information is a skill that can pay large dividends both in monetary terms and in terms of your overall satisfaction with life. What follows is a very short guide and template for writing excellent research papers.
Re-Evaluating [...]
Dating, Living, and Being Your Best Self
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009In a comment on my post last week about living your life as if you were on a date, a reader named Jean posted this comment:
Thanks for this article! But regarding the ‘be yourself’ advice… I’ve always wondered, which self? I have a best self who is on time, considerate, well dressed, brave, follows my [...]
Dating, Living, and Being Your Best Self
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009In a comment on my post last week about living your life as if you were on a date, a reader named Jean posted this comment:
Thanks for this article! But regarding the ‘be yourself’ advice… I’ve always wondered, which self? I have a best self who is on time, considerate, well dressed, brave, follows my [...]