There’s an old saying that good news travels fast but bad news travels faster. In this age, the speed of communications really doesn’t matter–it’s the quality of communications. When someone reaches out to you with truly great news or horrible news, take a moment to plan your reply. How can you make your response quick […]
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Responding to Good/Bad News
Written by: Bill Sherman on Friday, 22 August 2008, 10:22 AM
Google Alerts with a Human Touch
Written by: Bill Sherman on Thursday, 31 July 2008, 6:33 AM
Here’s an interesting observation. When your friends know that you have an area of interest, they pay attention to that topic for you. In some ways, your social network becomes a virtual “clipping service” . . . or better yet a human-edited version of Google Alerts. I love it when people send me relevant articles. […]
Capital Swaps
Written by: Bill Sherman on Friday, 25 July 2008, 7:30 AM
Recently, I talked about converting financial capital (money) into other forms of capital: Physical capital–your stuff and assets Human capital–education and experience Social capital–your ability to locate and mobilize resources within your network However, you can convert between any of the four forms of capital. Want to transfer human capital into money? Get a job. […]
Four Types of Capital
Written by: Bill Sherman on Wednesday, 23 July 2008, 6:13 AM
Yesterday, I wrote that Social Capital can be compared to a bank account: you must make investments before you can make withdrawals. You can get “overdrawn” on social capital. Let’s continue the metaphor of the bank account, and push it a little further. When you have a checking and savings account, you can make balance […]
2013/06/05: Draw Your Own Video Game
by Bill Sherman
2013/06/04: A Dose of Superhero Serum: Reframing Experiences
by Bill Sherman
2013/06/01: Choices Made Under Pressure
by Bill Sherman
2013/05/18: What Lives at the Bottom of Your To-Do List?
by Bill Sherman
2013/05/16: The Impact Gap
by Bill Sherman