As large numbers of baby boomers retire, knowledge transfer becomes critical to an organization's sustainability and competitive edge. In a knowledge economy, firm-specific knowledge is critical to the sustainability, performance and
innovation of organizations facing the imminent retirement of large numbers of baby boomers.
This week I start teaching a course in Online Journalism to M.A. students at the University of Western Ontario. As anyone who’s been following me on Twitter knows, I’ve been anxiously prepping for this for the past few weeks. It’s not that I haven’t taught at colleges and universities before. I have plenty of times. But this time is different.
Some are born connected, others achieve connection, still others have
connectedness thrust upon them. Everyone is networked. Everyone is either a node or a hub in someone else's network. Much as the quality of life is influenced by the quality of our networks, our standard of living is increasingly determined
by network standards. To paraphrase Marshall McLuhan, we shape our networks and then our networks shape us.
Empathy is the ability to understand the depth of another person’s feelings. Empathy comes through conversation and building relationships. Empathy is something that our parents and grandparents showed us how to feel, relate,
respect and love others. It is very important for any business to have Empathy, but it should not be absent from the Online Business.
I've compiled a free ebook on personal branding called Personal Branding for the Business Professional (pdf format). It runs just about 15 pages (including the
Social Media Resources
At my session for IABC's 2008 international conference
in New York, several participants asked if I could throw together a list of resources -- online and offline -- to help them get a handle on the information I presented in my talk. This is that page. I'm wide open to suggestions for more entries.
Email me with your thoughts.
Below you can find an archive of all the video recordings from past CrossTech
Webinars. Simply select the webinar you would like to view and then choose from
the playback or download options.