Can You Get Fired Via Twitter?

There you are, sitting at your desk on a Friday afternoon. All of a sudden a direct message tweet pops up on your Echofon Twitter interface…
DM Employee. You are Fired. Clean Out Your Desk. You Will Be Escorted to the Door at 4pm.
Could this happen? I’m sure it has and will probably become more popular [...]

What Would Dale Carnegie Do?

I always find it helpful to read Dale Carnegie’s timeless book, How To Win Friends And Influence People at least once a year. I think it is especially helpful this time of year as we celebrate the holidays with office parties and get togethers. Here are ten things that I’ve gleaned from this timeless tome.

When [...]

Is It A Dream Or Just Fantasy?

Growing up I used to have many dreams where I was flying. In the dream it was easy. I would just jump and flap my arms a few times and instantly I was flying through the air. The cool thing was I could instantly fly over my house and down the street. I could go [...]

Are Your Talents Buried?

In the book of Matthew in the Bible, Jesus tells his disciples a parable about a man going on a journey. This man entrusts his servants with “talents” before he leaves.

To the first servant he gives five talents
To the second servant he gives two talents
To the third servant he gives one talent

A talent in those [...]

In Praise of a Great Teacher

Have you ever been in a class that was so impactful that you came away so excited that you wanted to tell all of your friends about it? Have you had a teacher with the extraodinary talent to keep you totally immersed in the subject, where everything just seems to click? Have you had a [...]

Learning In A Flattened World

Thomas Friedman’s sobering new book, “The World is Flat,” is a must read for students and career minded individuals. Friedman explains that the effects of globalization and the advent of cheap communications are having a “flattening effect” on the world.  Work that involves the transfer of data or phone communications can now be done as easily [...]