Learn From The Truth
Sometimes its hard to listen to someone telling you the truth. Deep down you know they’re right, and that’s why you don’t stop them in their tracks. You know you need to hear it even though you don’t want to. It’s good for you. The reality is that we often need to have our perceptions reset, and that means we need to listen. It also means that we need a network of closely trusted peers that can tell us we’re full of it, and be able to remain close because of it. If you don’t have that kind of network, then you haven’t been working hard enough in...
Read MoreDefining Your Role
I want you to succeed. Whatever it is you’re passionate about and want to do – I want you to succeed. For many of us it’s our career. You know that 9 to 5, Monday through Friday effort that allows us to support our families and obtain our dreams. Yeah, that one. There is something that I wanted to share on that front, and hopefully it’ll help a bit. I want you to define your role. Define your role in your department, and in the organization as a whole. It could be in the company you work at today or the one you want to work for...
Read MoreBuilding Internal Community
Doesn’t it seem like we talk a lot about social media as a tool for sales or marketing? It certainly is a great channel for that in the right context, and the right usage. I’m curious how many folks who talk about building a community for their customers have thought about building community for their employees. Take that external viewpoint and turn around… apply it internally… what do you think could happen? The idea is nothing new, and actually pre-dates "social media" by a long time. We’ve all been part of special groups...
Read MoreWhat Is An Expert?
What is an expert? Is it a guru? Is it someone who has thought deeply on the subject? Or is it someone who has actually performed work and generated results? So many people today are scrambling to become a social media experts, then it’s quite confusing to businesses looking for talented help. The reality in social media, as with any burgeoning industry or trade, there are none. Or at least, there are only a handful who truly have the skills, but will never call themselves experts. I’ve really enjoyed Christopher S. Penn’s explanation...
Read MoreUndiscovered Opportunities of the C-Suite
Sometimes you don’t know what you have in front of you. The opportunity to change. That’s what lies before today’s C-Suite executives if they choose to explore it. What I’m talking about here, of course, is really about relationships. With the advent of social computing in the second half of this decade, the power has shifted from producers and marketers to people. The challenge, of course, is for today’s executives to leap into the deep end of the pool and embrace these new relationships. To build new loyalty into their customer base, by demonstrating the...
Read MoreWalk Your Walk
If there’s one thing you should always do, it’s to keep your unique individuality. As an individual we need to recognize how and what we do differently. Protect and nurture those qualities that make us who we are. It’s important to realize that these qualities are what others see in us, and differentiate us in a crowd. Quite a bit of this relates to your personal brand, and perhaps that context helps make the most sense. Walk Different Walk a funny walk, have fun, explore who you are and what others see in you. Dare to be different. In doing so,...
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About Me
Rick Mahn is the Founder of SMBMSP, and Principal of Rick Mahn & Associates. With two decades in Information Technologies and Social Media Architect, Rick connects people & organizations by helping them embrace open interaction and renewed commitment to each other.Learn more about Rick.
