Social Media Time Management
How To Manage Your Time Using Social Media
Plain and simple it is not easy. I have been involved in social media community management for over six years now and it is still a discipline I have to work on. (more…)
The Challenge of Absorbing Growth
I have been feeling a bit guilty lately. I am not sure if I should be or not so hence I have decided to write about it. The company I work for saw an amazing explosion of growth in 2011 and that is transcending already into 2012. You would think that something like this would make ecstatic and I really am. It helps me reflect on my overall vision and purpose when I started this journey for my new career. At the same time, the absorbing growth phase has given me much to ponder on. (more…)
Optimization Summits 2011 Day 1 #optsum
I just have to say that today was amazing! I got to catch up with numerous friends and meet many many new ones. Once again the power of my own personal social network gave me the shivers in a happy way. I have lost count already on how many people I have never personally met and yet know me through social media tools who came up and introduced themselves. Kudos to all of you. You all rock. (more…)
IREM Georgia Social Media Classes
August 2011 was a whirlwind month of education for the Institute of Real Estate Management here in the state of Georgia. For three consecutive Fridays, I had the opportunity to conduct hands-on workshops. First, we started with LinkedIn, then we went to Facebook and last but not least Twitter. I want to give a special shout-out to Deborah Westphal and Maria Bailey who worked so hard to coordinate these events and make the students comfortable. Below are the presentations I used. For my students who attended this should serve as a good review as you implement these tools into your business model. (more…)
Social Media and the Frustration of Change
I taught a pretty fun Facebook class for the good folks over at IREM GA. It was great to see eager students who were happy to have a workshop session to really dig into the tool. I set aside a few moments to talk about Google +. I actually had a hard time giving them advice on what to think of this new platform. Here I am teaching some basic and intermediate skills on Facebook so that they can be empowered to take it to the workplace and now there is something else to watch out for. (more…)
Cultivating Your Social Media Garden
Do you garden? I used too many years ago but decided to try and take it up a little again. It is amazing to me to see the rewards that come from planting a seed, cultivating the ground; giving it some water and seeing something beautiful grow. As I worked away at getting my flowers to bloom I could not help but see so many parallels to what we try to do on a social media level. (more…)