When you share something on social media, are you including a call to action?
What do I mean by this? Shoot me an email at rob@10thHuman.com and I’ll let you know! (See what I did there?)
Social Media 101: Call to action(s)
Month: December 2016
Idea: Augmented reality and driving
I foresee a future where the windshields of our cars or the glasses we are wearing will project data from road markers to collision warnings into our field of vision. The same technology will be able to monitor the eyeballs of drivers and automatically slow down, pull over and stop a car where the driver has fallen asleep.
Warp Speed, Mr. Sulu! Or, how I am trying to be more intentional in life and business
As a society, in almost every imaginable way, we are moving at Warp Speed.
In our personal lives, in our relationships, in our businesses, we are – to quote the great Seth Godin – ‘times 10‘ all the time.
When was the last time you hit pause and throttled back for a moment to evaluate what you are doing and how?
I think about this a lot. I’ve blogged about the needs of business to have a framework like OODA, where they are engaged in a systematic evaluation of there business space. I’ve also talked about the need to constantly evaluate strategy.
Remember, what got you there will not keep you there. (me)
The ability to learn faster is the only sustainable competitive advantage.(Senge)
How are you implementing this in your life/business?
The Blog is Dead, Long Live the Blog (or: what blogs do you read?)
Facebook is an incredible tool for connecting to our fellow humans. As a platform, it provides an awesome way to connect to fellow groups and communities. The last time I checked, something on the order of 52% of web sharing is occurring within Facebook.
That’s a staggering statistic.
It’s masking several problems, though, two of which I’d like to elaborate on.
First, the 52% statistic means there is 48% of web traffic Facebook users who rely on this medium alone are not seeing. Personally, I believe this risks building an echo chamber of sorts. Breaking out of the Facebook bubble we’ve built may expose us to alternative sources of information. And I don’t believe that is a bad thing.
Second, Facebook does not, in my humble opinion, lend itself to in depth conversations. This is not to suggest blogs do so, necessarily. However, a blog is a more static platform. I personally find it easier to track conversations in vs. the non linear nature of the way our Facebook feeds us informations.
What are your thoughts?
Please also feel free to share any blogs you frequently read. Personally, I am a Seth Godin fan, as well as find Scott Adams a good read (side note: his content often challenges conventional wisdom).
Leadership
Happy Monday, folks! I’ll take just a moment to apologize for my silence of the last month. I’m still very much committed to the idea of daily posts as a career decision and my battle rhythm. Life often has a…penchant…for getting in the way of our operational models for the same. Tangentially related: this is a good reason for having an operational model or framework. These aren’t meant to be necessarily hard and fast but are plans. You CAN deviate from your plan. Your framework should be your baseline, to which you can return to time and time again.
Anyhow, today leadership is very much on my mind.
It’s a topic I’ve written about several times here. Definitions abound but my working definition of leadership is this:
Leadership is the thoughtful and methodical application of a continually studied framework that becomes a mindset.
Leadership is study.
Leadership is explorative.
Leadership is evolving.
Leadership is learning.
Leadership is language.
Leadership is is perspective.
Leadership is an awesome responsibility and ought not to be undertaken lightly. The best leaders I know are committed learners who have a ripple effect on those around them.
People want to follow good leaders.