This blog post previously appeared in the Old Office Divvy Blog In an earlier blog post titled “3 Biggest Problems with Twitter are…” I wrote an open letter to twitter (coincidentally on their 2nd birthday): Twitter, we know you are not perfect. You have your shortcomings. We all do. If you are picking some things to work on here’s number 2: Direct Message: Auto Respond We often times would have […]
This blog post previously appeared in the Old Office Divvy Blog Do you find the Blogspot navigation bar annoying? If you blog on Google’s Blogger platform, chances are, you have asked yourself how you could get rid of that. It’s actually as simple as dropping some short code to your style-sheets. Here’s a detailed video I put-together with step by step instructions to remove the navbar from Blogspot:
This blog post previously appeared in the Old Office Divvy Blog The Golden Rule, “Do Not Let Your Worlds Collide” is lost on some folks when it comes to taking advantage of application features that allow users to post from one social network to another. Using a single network to post to others, seems to make life easier perhaps, but does not necessarily consider those on the receiving end, and […]
This blog post previously appeared in the Old Office Divvy Blog We stumbled upon this excellent presentation by Derek Sivers at TED on How to Start a Movement. This video-presentation dissects what’s involved in starting a “movement.” In about three minutes, you will learn that starting a movement takes a leader who is not afraid to take risks, a second kind of leader (a peer, a lieutenant leader so to […]
This blog post previously appeared in the Old Office Divvy Blog I’m not big for shopping. I’m not a WalMart fan. But earlier this month I had to make a quick stop at Wal-Mart to buy some supplies for the office. And there they were, the Girl Scouts, right at the entrance of the store. They greeted me warmly, and asked if I wanted to buy some cookies. I’m not […]
This blog post previously appeared in the Old Office Divvy Blog Last Thursday, I attended a seminar offered by the Daytona Beach Small Business Development Center, taught by the SBDC Director, Ned Harper. Topic? “Listening to Your Business.” I walked in the classroom five-minutes late, and my learnings started right away. Just as I sat in my chair, the person to my left was done with her introduction and it […]
This blog post previously appeared in the Old Office Divvy Blog I stumbled upon a video of the entrepreneur and innovator, Randy Komisar, on Success, Failure and Innovation in Business…. According to Mr. Komisar, what distinguishes the Silicon Valley Startups is not its successes, but instead the way in which Silicon Valley deals with failures. Komisar argues that the Silicon Valley is about experimentation, innovation, and taking new risks. According […]
This blog post previously appeared in the Old Office Divvy Blog For nearly two decades I’ve been a freelance writer. I’ve written books, articles, and all sorts of newsletters, proposals, and public relations materials for organizations. I recently started a blog. And I’m working on my third book. It has been an interesting career. Being a writer gives you the chance to constantly be asking questions, interviewing people, and learning […]