Most Managers Are Scared to Talk to Their Employees
“A full 69% of respondents said that they found ‘communicating in general’ to be the hardest part about communicating with employees.”
Category: Worth Knowing
People Who Start Things Know This Is True
You start a thing. You don’t know what it will become. You don’t know if anyone will like it. You don’t even know if you will like it. But you start it anyway.
What It Takes to Have a Meaningful Opinion
“Only then, when you can argue better against yourself than others can, have you done the work to hold an opinion. That is the time you can say, ‘Hey, I can hol...
Your Story Is Your Power
“Whether we realize it or not, we define ourselves through stories. Understanding your own story is the key to understanding yourself, your world, and your capa...
What Makes a Community?
“We find ourselves working under a false definition of community — accepting any connection, any conversation, any link as qualification — and we end up with so...
20 New Social Media Tools to Try in 2018
“There are now more than 5,000 tools in the marketing technology landscape. So where do you start?”
What It’s like to Be the Parent of a Social Media Star
“Though parents are often inclined to see their kids as talented and exceptional, most would still be startled to learn that hundreds, or thousands, of other te...
How to Tame a Wild Horse
“Patiently, he works his magic.”
Building a Successful Personal Brand Requires Vulnerability
“If you want people to resonate with you, you have to give them something real to resonate with.”
What Makes Something Go Viral
“Don’t just think about the subject matter, think also about — and in fact primarily about — the job that your content is doing for the reader or the viewer.”