Monthly Archives: July 2009

Virtual Branding – Part 1: Are You Missing the Party?

I find the new social media world fascinating. But what I find even more fascinating is people’s reaction to it. There are a couple of things that are pretty clear about this new area. Its redefining the definition of personal (and in many cases, professional) privacy. There are lots of people leveraging it in today’s…

The Business Impacts of “At Least I Have a Job” Syndrome

There are some days when I am not sure who has it worse….my friends who lost their jobs or my friends who have them. Don’t misunderstand me; losing your job is never any fun. But in this economy, survivor guilt and fear of job loss is such an overwhelming presence in the workplace that it…

Are you re-evaluating for the future or trying to return to the status quo?

What is it about routines that give us such comfort?  We eat the same foods, hang with the same people, wear the same clothes, and keep the same hair style.  We take comfort in the familiar, we use old habits to anchor ourselves and we delude ourselves into thinking this provides us with control.  Jokes…