How to prepare for a lay-off
I asked my Twitter community for their thoughts on what people should do to be in a position to best handle being layed off. I put together this simple slide show to cover the collective thoughts. I hope you find this helpful.
John
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Raising your personal brand value on Twitter
As I continue to spend time on Twitter my understanding of the platform, and how to use it to grow a personal brand, evolves. This post is not intended as my final thoughts on the subject, just a snapshot of my current thinking.
Define your goals for social communications and how Twitter fits into these goals. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 13 so far )Hiring, getting back to basics
This week I shifted into hiring mode as I have several positions that we are trying to fill. These positions have been open at Swimfish for a little while and filling them is now becoming a critical need. With the high unemployment rate you would think we would have easily filled the support, development, project manager, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 7 so far )A community-developed post on finding your next startup
I believe that your social media communities should provide value to all participants in the community. In that vain I asked those in my Twitter community for their advice on selecting your next start-up. While the responses were not large in number they did provide some valuable information.
Good advice from Rizwan Iqbal: Good advice from [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Now is the time to grow your bench strength
Staffing levels are down and lay-offs are still occurring too frequently. Many companies are experiencing low morale and they are concerned with keeping their top talent on board. While I am always an advocate of incentives for your top performing employees, I would argue you must now, even more than ever, focus on your bench strength.
Here is [...]
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My daughter went to her Junior Social last night. Her beauty, which comes from her mother, reminded me of just how quickly she has grown up. While we always talk about how quickly life passes by, or how fast the kids are growing up, I often don’t hear similar worries about the businesses my colleagues [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )How to interview, and hire, great developers
In order to answer this question you must first define what a great developer is. I won’t rehash my earlier post on the topic, you can read my thoughts in this older post if you are interested. Answer the question for yourself, then:
Identify the superstars you have worked with in the past. Keep in touch with [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Surviving a layoff when you’re not one of the people laid off
There is no doubt that the people who are laid off are impacted more than those left behind. However, it can be extremely hard to stay focused and energized if you are still coming to work while your friends and old co-workers no longer are. More than ever, step back, and:
Admit that you’ll miss the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )Do we need a Chief Social Media Officer?
Absolutely not. I was reading a good post about this topic (see the article here). The writer is very good, very insightful, and always worth reading. However, her post left me feeling that too many people are losing sight of the fact that social media is simply another tool in our communication tool belts. As [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )Time for a quick self-assessment
Everyone, at every level of the organization, should take time to do an honest self-assessment of their performance. Unfortunately, it’s hard to be completely honest with ourselves. Here are a couple of ways I try to gauge how I’m doing.
As part of my regular one on ones with the team I ask them what I can [...]
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