by Becky Robinson | May 20, 2013 | Book Launch
“What will it take for me to claim my own freedom and create an organization of my own choosing?” Peter Block, Stewardship. What will it take? It will take commitment to do the work, every day, delivering on commitments and fulfilling promises. “I...
by Becky Robinson | May 17, 2013 | Leadership
We love our staff. Seriously. Love them. That means that we empower them to take risks, catch them when they are falling, cover them when family needs to come first, push them to overcome their own inhibitions, and celebrate with them when they create greatness....
by Becky Robinson | May 16, 2013 | Book Launch
I’m not super comfortable with video, which inspires me to make a commitment to film and share more. Even so, with the registration deadline to the 2013 Berrett-Koehler Book Marketing event fast approaching, I wanted to film and share a quick book promo tip via...
by Becky Robinson | May 15, 2013 | Leadership
It’s a standard some women use to judge the success of a date: did he open doors? I spoke to a friend recently as she recounted a first date. He was wonderful, she said. Did everything right: brought roses, opened doors. When a man opens doors on a date, we...
by Becky Robinson | May 13, 2013 | Book Launch
If you’re a regular reader of Weaving Influence, and if you’re visiting the site for the first time since the weekend, you might be noticing that we’ve made some big changes around here. Exciting, isn’t it? I’m especially excited that our...
by Becky Robinson | May 9, 2013 | Marketing
This week, my team and I have been lamenting some recent changes to Twitter. As a result of these changes, we need to find new solutions to serve our clients. Here’s an example: we’ve been experimenting with Twitter chats, using an app called Tweetchat....
by Becky Robinson | May 8, 2013 | Social Media
How often do I blog? This afternoon, a new PR connection asked me how often I blog. Well, judging from the last post I published (nearly two weeks ago) — not that often. Two or three times a week, typically, I told her. I didn’t tell her about the month of...
by Becky Robinson | Apr 26, 2013 | Marketing
From time to time, I work with a client who is uncomfortable with self-promotion. If you want to write, publish, and market a book, you will need to get used to the idea of promotion, but not of yourself. You need to be committed enough to your message to promote it....
by Becky Robinson | Apr 24, 2013 | Leadership
It’s hard for me to believe I’ve only been in business full time since last June, not even a year yet. Growing Weaving Influence feels, at times, like life on hyper-drive. We’ve got a lot going on: adding new subcontractors, training new...
by Becky Robinson | Apr 16, 2013 | Leadership
When I read about the bombings at the Boston Marathon yesterday, my first thought was of my husband’s colleague, Tom, who runs the marathon each year in full gear for the Wounded Warrior project. We’d been talking about Tom’s extreme commitment to...
