Yearly Archives: 2013

The Social Media ROI Challenge: Are We Making Progress?

(August 28, 2013) This post addresses the social media ROI (return on investment) question, focusing in particular on whether we’re making progress in terms of the challenges put forth by organizational leaders and other experienced professionals who have been resisting increased digital engagement. Playing off the ROI acronym, it provides alternatives for interpreting the ROIRead… Read more »

How to Find the Right Coach, Part I

Visiting Voiceover Artist Meredith Peirick Website. Realistic expectations. Is it the same for finding the right business coach as it is for any other kind of coach? Only if you want one that will work. I just came from the world of a voice over (VO) coaching professional group on LinkedIn. The social network forRead… Read more »

TSP Talk Weekly Wrap Up

Stocks were relatively flat on Friday but it was a wild day to end the week. The jobs report was a disappointment with over 10,000 fewer jobs being created in August than was expected, and there were also downward revisions made to both June and July’s report. The good news is, the unemployment rate droppedRead… Read more »

Accountability Watch

I would like to see a proliferation of sites like VA Accountability across federal, state and local government agencies. The concept could be extended to include information (names, dates, summaries) about EEO complaints, grievances, and other administrative information exposing corrupt management to the world. This gets to the heart of corruption in government that isRead… Read more »

Honesty, Urgency and Optimism

Warning – This post contains honest and personal views with a sprinkle of optimism towards the end and is the culmination of years of frustration and self motivation. No single conversation or person triggered this but merely the collective build up of mediocrity. If you are offended by this then stop reading and move alongRead… Read more »

Finding your rhythm: Not just for sports

Athletes talk about getting into a rhythm all the time. They talk about having a feeling like the next shot is going to go in or the next swing is going to be a hit. If you listen to any commentator, whether it’s a football game, baseball game, or a soccer game, when somebody’s doingRead… Read more »

Friday Photo: The Wallace Line Edition

Printers Row journal with The Wallace Line standalone supplement. There is a special thrill to seeing your name in print that electrons will never be able to replace. Books and newspapers are physical objects. They are permanent. And they exist in the real world, not the virtual one. Which is why I was delighted toRead… Read more »

Select the right federal agency

“The choice is yours.” – W. Clement Stone Even in these hard economic times, some agencies are steadily growing and expanding. What does that mean for you? In a word, opportunity. Others agencies, such as mine are streamlining operations. But even with that there is still opportunity for promotions. So in your pursuit to landRead… Read more »