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 History is filled with examples of linkages between networking, mentoring and innovation, but over the centuries the knowledge acquisition ecosystem has changed considerably. There was a time when this process was slow and rooted in tacit knowledge, but as the needs and wants of society progressed and evolved, the process became more refined—moving faster— and rooted . . . → Read More: Mentoring, Networking and Innovation – Revisited  Leave a comment General, Uncategorized  Alan Berkson, apprenticeships, coaching, competitive advantage, explicit knowledge, fred mcclimans, generation y, geny, hyper-connected, influence, innovation, intern, internships, knowledge acquisition ecosystem, mentor, mentoring, Networking, pervasive communications, tacit knowledge 
Almost every action, choice or decision we make is the result of “influence” in some particular way. Even our personal preferences are shaped by influence, perhaps through the actions of others (“hey, you should really try this out”) or perhaps through our own past experiences (“I don’t care what you say, I’ve . . . → Read More: 5 Questions: The Value of Direct vs Indirect Influence  There was a time when the phrase “check-in” was associated with things like the front desk of a hotel, the ticket counter at an airport or the main entrance to a conference center (“gotta go check-in and pickup up my badge to show that I’m a speaker and didn’t actually have to pay . . . → Read More: Are We Ready to Add Cause to Social Check-Ins? There has been a great deal of discussion of late regarding influence, most of it centered around who has it, how to measure it and how to leverage it. So when I sat down with my good friend and colleague Alan Berkson (@berkson0) of the Intelligist Group to discuss influence, we decided to . . . → Read More: 5 Properties of Influence You Need to Understand 4 comments General Aerosmith, Alan Berkson, Albert Einstein, Bono, business strategy, Charlton Heston, history, influence, Intelligist Group, Jack Welch, Johannes Gutenberg, Lou Gerstner, negative influence, News of the World, positive influence, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Roy Orbison, RunDMC, Rupert Murdoch, Sam elliot, Stephen Hawking, Steve Jobs, Tony bennett, trends, Yul Brenner The world is presently in the midst of a wave of revolutions, spanning from massive changes in global politics to the ever-exploding presence of social media and online technology into our everyday lives. Through all of this, however, business must go on, but it isn’t business as usual. I recently wrote a short . . . → Read More: 5 Trends Influencing Business Today  Every business deal is a negotiation, and every negotiation has its players and its influencers. Figuring out who the players are is relatively simple – they’re the ones sitting across the table from you. But figuring out who their influential advisors are is a totally different issue, and it’s an important one to . . . → Read More: Who is influencing your next deal?  INFLUENCE. Sometimes a simple introduction and handshake is all you need. Influence is all around us, present in almost every aspect of our lives. We live through it in school, through our teachers, mentors and friends. We see it in our family lives, as our children are influenced by our own behavior and . . . → Read More: Influence and the Value of the Introduction  It’s hard to think of any aspect of any market sector that doesn’t involve, or revolve around, influence. Back on October 7th, Steve Loudermilk (@loudyoutloud) and I tried a novel approach to our Analyst Relations/Influence chat (#ARchat) by engaging in a joint chat session with #B2Bchat, the B2B chat hosted by Ksenia Coffman . . . → Read More: Influence in the B2B Sector: #ARchat & #B2Bchat  #LeadershipChat is hosted each Tuesday at 8pmET by @LisaPetrilli and @swoodruff. This week’s chat was on Passion and the role it plays in Leadership. For some good background reading, check out the following posts by Lisa “I Like The Pope” Petrilli and Steve “I Don’t Care Much For Cheerleaders” Woodruff which set the . . . → Read More: LeadershipChat Transcript Nov 30, 2010 #LeadershipChat is hosted each Tuesday at 8pmET by @LisaPetrilli and @swoodruff (mug-shots below). This week’s chat was an “open-mic” format: bring it, and discuss it. We spent a good bit of time discussing the differences between Leadership, influence, motivation and manipulation. We also discussed the hiring/firing of bad apples and what it . . . → Read More: LeadershipChat Transcript Nov 23, 2010 |
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