Lists, Lists, Lists – Contact management gone awry?

August 10, 2011
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Lists, Lists, Lists – Contact management gone awry?

We all know about lists, right? We are on them, we make them, we print them, we send them, we build them…I could go on, but in the context of our Contact Management or CRM system what are lists, why do we need them and most importantly how do we know they are accurate? Cause or effect? In the context of this article, when I refer to a list I mean a list of individuals or organizations and typically some related information like their contact details, what they do, the products they sell, the color of their hair or...

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Interview on Collaboration Tech Talk

July 2, 2011
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I was interviewed recently by Gary Vaughan on his Collaboration Tech Talk podcast. The subject for discussion was the use of collaboration technologies in a telework situation and amongst other things we discussed the use of Blog Talk Radio in comparison to Talkshoe.com for podcast hosting. Both platforms provide a conference bridge to facilitate the call and both have a host control panel to manage the incoming callers. Features and content aside, I’m interested in audio quality and the listening experience. As a regular podcast listener, even if a program has very compelling content, I’m reluctant to listen to...

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Kindle Spam Highlights the Worst Side of Easy Self-Publishing

June 29, 2011
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Kindle Spam Highlights the Worst Side of Easy Self-Publishing

Originally published at: blogkindle.com The Kindle has done a lot to bring publishing from fantasy to reality for new authors everywhere. In an industry previously dominated by publishing houses that have a track record of refusing to take risks on new things, it provides an easy way for somebody to get their work out there and let it stand on its own merits. This is not without its issues, however. Under the old system we had some regulation, even if it was ridiculously over-restrictive. Now, we can only hope that the best rises to the top. The downside of...

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Do the Work

June 8, 2011
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Do your work; not just your work and no more, but a little more for the lavishing’s sake – that little more which is worth all the rest. - Dean LeBaron Russell Briggs – Harvard I heard this quote for the first time in the eighties when I was a regular listener of Earl Nightingale; The Strangest Secret, Acres of Diamonds and other great programs that inspired, motivated and shaped my life. “Do Your Work…” is a philosophy that I’ve regularly applied in my work life, and it speaks of customer service, exceeding expectations and over delivering on requirements....

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A Tragedy that Forges Brotherhood

February 26, 2011
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A Tragedy that Forges Brotherhood

A broadcaster in Christchurch described yesterday as “the darkest day” in New Zealand’s history outside of wartime. The earthquake was unmistakably tragic and horrifying, and the people of Christchurch need every prayer and ounce of support we can give them. But as the ground turned liquid and the walls around us crumbled and the steeple that literally defined the city crashed to earth, a miracle occurred in Christchurch yesterday. The U.S.–New Zealand brotherhood was forged anew in a way none of us could have foreseen. An article by Ernest Z. Bower,  senior adviser and director of the Southeast Asia...

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Portable Careers and Working from Anywhere

October 9, 2010
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Portable Careers and Working from Anywhere

Whether it’s by choice or circumstance, more people are working in non-traditional work situations requiring that they be able to work from anywhere. I’ve had a great deal of interest in this subject since becoming a Trailing Spouse in 2001 and living and working in 5 countries over the last 9 years.  It’s one thing to be a mobile worker and travel for days or weeks at a time, this requires discipline, skills and the use of various technologies, but to simultaneously pick up your whole life along with your work environment and move it to another country every...

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