Twitter for Beginners | What to Tweet

Twitter for Beginners | What to Tweet

You’ve taken care of the basics, right? You’ve: signed up for a Twitter account. dowloaded TweetDeck or another application. started to follow people in your field or area of interest. What next? In short, start tweeting. In my last post, I recommended...
Twitter for Beginners | Getting Started

Twitter for Beginners | Getting Started

Now that you have a Twitter account, what should you do next? Who to Follow Chances are, you have some friends or colleagues on Twitter already. Ask around the office or your neighborhood, or post on Facebook to let your friends know that you are tweeting. You can...
Twitter for Beginners | Why Twitter?

Twitter for Beginners | Why Twitter?

Not long ago I helped lead a webinar about Twitter for Mountain State University’s recruiters. As Twitter gains popularity — some estimates from last year say 10,000 new users per day — we as a university community are exploring how we can use this new tool to...
Come Out Standing Tall

Come Out Standing Tall

In less than a week, my family is heading out for a much needed vacation. Next weekend we’ll be staying near Beckley, WV so I can attend my 20th (gulp) high school reunion. We’re also meeting up with some extended family. I enjoy planning for and...
Tony Morgan’s Leadership Continuum

Tony Morgan’s Leadership Continuum

Tony Morgan, the author of Killing Cockroaches and Other Scatter Musings On Leadership, has a useful paradigm for understanding the necessary shift in leadership styles as organizations change and grow.  His ideas are outlined here. Although Morgan focuses largely on...