The Surface Pro 3 Tablet: My Review

Awhile ago I picked up a generation one Surface RT and wrote a post on my experience with it.  I loved that device and got a lot of use out of it.  I needed a companion device to take on the road that would enable me to do most of what I needed to do…

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Let’s Get Vulnerable (again)

My response to your response to my article, Let’s Get Vulnerable. I’ve had a significant amount of people thanking me personally on a recent article I posted here called, Let’s Get Vulnerable. I’ve just gotten a tremendous amount of support and appreciation for this article, which had to do with the importance of supporting a sense of…

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Conflict Happens: How to Make or Break a Relationship

Trust. Suspicion. And why a single conversation can make (or break) a relationship. Part 1 of a 2-part series about conflict Erik Barnlund and Emilie Shoop discussing conflict. Have you ever been in a conversation that felt more like a sparring match than a productive discussion? We’ve all been involved in them, often when there’s…

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Quality vs. Quantity: 4 Tips to Effective Content Marketing

“Create a blog and Google will love you!” or so the marketing genies say… For the last few years, you have been told that creating new content for your website was the key to Google’s proverbial heart….fast forward 3 years and most businesses like you have taken the bait and have begun writing a mandatory…

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My Leadership Journey…What Example Are You Setting?

I’m sitting here staring at a blank document wondering what to write. I have a lot of ideas, like how technology can help or hinder your company culture, or how I made the mental shift from wanting to be a boss, to wanting to be a leader. Maybe a good topic would be a book…

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