Fear of flying is a complex psychological issue, airsafe.com tells us. "It’s an anxiety disorder. Fear can come about well before a person even gets to the airport, and some of the elements of flying fear have little or nothing to do with the actual risks associated with the flight." Fear of heights plays a […]
When Seth Godin wrote that it’s paradoxically harder to hire great people in a tough economy, a comment posted on his blog caught my attention. According to FOARP, in recruiting employees, "Testing helps, but only if you’re recruiting people to pass tests…In the end, the interview is the best measure of a candidate." Musing about […]
Since this appears to be my month for quoting blogger Seth Godin, I found another provocative post of his, this one about marketing. Godin says that if you’ve created something worth talking about, it probably hasn’t been done before, which means it needs a name. Godin names unique things "baxters", and he puts in that […]
"Lots of organizations have used the downturn as an excuse to trim people who weren’t producing. So," remarks blog maven Seth Godin (who seems to have wisdom to share on a variety of topics), "if you need cheap bodies, this is your moment." "But," concludes Godin (and here’s where I think Seth’s analysis of employment […]
Lorraine Ball of RoundPeg and I are trading guest blog posts. RoundPeg is devoted to "helping small businesses become big businesses." Yesterday I blogged about Variety Is The Spice Of Blogs, and I had asked Lorraine to blog about how she uses Twitter to promote blogs. I have been actively using Twitter as my primary […]
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