What good is controversy? Is there ever a time to put your controversial beliefs on the line?

What is the ROI of a diversity program? Why does that even matter?

Are we so skeptical that we can't assume people have good intentions?

Failure is good for you, right? We're going to find out.

So clearly I have no room to talk because this blog is currently pretty lame but.. it's time to get on it. I learned so much last week at the Hubspot #Inbound13 Conference that I'm feeling inspired. We're getting back to basics now. How do you make your blog better? 3 Ways to Make Your […]

NRA Flees Facebook, Twitter Following Sandy Hook Shooting How do you handle crisis communications on your blog? I'm not talking about that time a semi-famous comedian started cracking jokes about your company name.  I am talking about a crisis that has shaken an entire country.  While I don't want to get into politics and guns, […]

What is a Facebook Like Worth?As a social media manager, it's easy for me to look at a like as just 1 person in a community but our culture is starting to define what it's really worth. Check out this story of Kai's Coming Out on Facebook where she explains that a like is so […]

I'm not quite sure what my purpose is -- what I'll do to make a difference in the world. As I start to change and evolve, especially over the past year, I think I'm getting closer. At least I hope I am. I'm trying to use every day to try new things and be more […]

“The only thing standing between you and your goal is the bullshit story you keep telling yourself as to why you can't achieve it.” ― Jordan Belfort   Go do it, whatever IT is. That is all.

Yesterday, I ran a 10k at my fastest time (or personal record for you running junkies). The ridiculous part is that I get embarrassed to actually tell people just how slow my fast is. I ran in 1 hour and 14 minutes which cut 10 minutes off my previous 10k time.  It's ridiculous to be […]

Ok party people. I'm off to heaven on earth (Aruba). Picture to make you jealous upon my return. For now, here's a good one from my last trip.  

I imagine your initial reaction is "what the hell? Fear of MOUNTAINS?" I'm not all crazy. My fear started when I earned my head band at Tough Mudder.  I mean, when you round the corner after the 7th mile after going up and down this mountain about 10 times [read: legs burning]  and you see […]

I love spending time at the driving range. Thinking is not encouraged. There's no crisis to address or time limit. This is what happens in the awkward space between my ears when I'm there: Keep your eye on the ball the whole time not just when you plan to swing. Missed the ball that time. […]

When I write, there's no inflection to make sure I'm coming across as funny. There's no opportunity to read your eyes and make sure you get the joke. There's no moment for me to clarify if I offend you. I think that means I'm blogging. I think that means I have to leave the judgment […]

I just signed up for a Tough Mudder race. Haven't heard of it before? Watch this. "If you can do this - you can do anything you put your heart and your mind to." Seriously.  I'm doing that. Let's face it. I'm not a runner. I can't do even one pull up without some assistance. […]

The purpose of a hashtag is to segment the firehouse of information that comes from a live Twitter feed when you follow more than 10 people. For example, hashtags can help people find career information when the title of the article doesn't have the keyword "career" in it. Somehow, as Twitter has grown the purpose […]

Here's my formula for calculating Twitter reach: (Retweets / Followers) = Twitter Reach (The % of my audience each tweet reached) Example for my current company: (116 / 2523) = 4% Most formulas I've seen include a variable representing how many followers each fan has to calculate reach but I prefer to skip it. Why? […]

I really need to blog. I know I need to blog. So here's my blogger away message: I'm away right now doing a lot of things. Innovating or something. Blogging is not one of those things. That is all. I'll be back soon.

I've been thinking about advocacy... the greatest advocacy of all being between a mother and child. The important moment when the easiest and best thing you can do is just be there. Stand up for them. Listen and understand the person you aren't. I don't have kids yet but I'd like to believe that in […]

"The survey, published Jan. 26 from the Congressional Management Foundation, found that of  138 senior legislative office managers and communication staffers, 20 percent said Facebook is a "very important" tool for communicating a member's views. But only 8 percent said it is very important for understanding constituents' views. The divide between broadcast and feedback is […]

Lerner Farrington wrote this post (that I can't find) a few months ago that really got me thinking about this blog. Thinking about how it shouldn't jut be a how to, 100% functional place because that's not how I connect with people. It's not my style in real life so why should it sound that […]

This video is too adorable and funny for me not to share. Plus, it's my first video in a series of posts that will try to figure out the "viral coefficient" of viral video. So, people smarter than I -- what makes this video viral? My vote, it's different to hear a little girl in […]

Throwing a great tweetup isn't as easy as throwing a great party (where free alcohol= good time). Ok, maybe it is. Regardless of the alcohol availability, here are a few ideas to throw a great tweetup. Partnering with a conference to get on the official schedule Hosting at a bar — offer 2 free drink […]

90 million tweets are sent every day. 70% of them are about TV. Why? You get 168 hours a week to save the world, breathe, all that fun stuff. If you're in work for 45 hours a week (lets face it, the 40 hour work week is a fantasy) and the average person watches around […]