At a year-end concert last night in the gym of my local elementary school, there was lots of technology to record the moment: a camcorder, digital camera or cellphone camera for each musician. Parents gathered around to get the best angle during the “Kodak” moment for both orchestra and band.
I shamelessly did the same, but [...]
“You Give Love a Bad Name” is a timeless anthem of heartache and angst.
Some agencies give PR a bad name. There is the selection process, the excitement, and the promise of what can be. Then the boilerplate letter of agreement arrives. If you’re in PR, there is a flavor long since out of vogue (think [...]
Are attention spans linked to age?
This post by Steve Rubel poses the question in a Gen-X and-Gen-Y context.
Are we busy looking at what others are saying, trying to stay up with the latest buzz? Or are we OK with the amount of material we’re reading to stay current?
There’s multi-tasking. Then there’s time spent, time gone [...]
Deadlines in the news media business are legendary. And real. They’ve always ensured that content (news, especially exclusives) is edited on time and feeds the news hole. A reporter who misses deadline risks:
a) Seeing her/his byline story replaced by wire copy (think outsourced)
b) Disappointing her/his editor and publisher
c) Spending a career on the back pages [...]
This short hit in the Harvard Business Review blog is a tall latte with an extra shot.
When Swiss company Nestle reduces a layer of management and empowers line staff, you realize it’s not just a U.S. economic hangover that’s driving change in company status quo.
As more U.S. companies look for ways to cut expenses, it’s [...]
During a appointment yesterday with a dental specialist, I noticed a waiting room sign. It said turn off cellphones.
Why?
Because — the sign explained — they are disruptive to others in the waiting room, to the staff, and to the practice.
As I quietly surfed the Web, exchanged emails and responded to TXT messages on my BlackBerry, three [...]
Project management and feedback to agencies and designers can be time-consuming with note taking, talking and emails.
Or it can be as easy as a picture.
One of the most productive software programs is SnagIt from TechSmith. Comes with 30-day free trial. Allows you to save any part of your screen in multiple formats, mark-up, highlight, even [...]
PowerPoint is part of life on the road pitching audiences. Your laptop carries the slides that are run through a projector. You lug your laptop (and power supply) through airport security checkpoints, in your briefcase, on your shoulder.
What if you only had to bring your sleek Blackberry and a small Bluetooth-enabled adapter (3.5″ x 2.5″ x 1″ 
with USB port?
Check out Impatica, [...]
Monday meetings are as certain as the sun in the sky. Here’s a challenge for the upcoming week. Try to end them early. Run them so they don’t just fill allotted time. Run them so they value everyone’s time.
Most meetings booked through Microsoft Outlook are for 1 hour. If you carve 10 minutes off each, imagine [...]
