The IT Job Seekers Song from the Camarillo Public Library

I gave a presentation on Cloud-based Project Management and Team Collaboration Tools a couple weeks ago. Actually, I’ve been speaking on this topic a lot over the last year. As part of my presentations, I often include music. At the end of my presentation for the Camarillo Public Library’s Russel Fischer Business Collection, we got […]

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Public Speaking Advice – begin with a story & end with a song

Career Tip: Public Speaking enhances your credibility It’s no secret that I consider the ability to speak in public as an executive level career accelerator. Seriously! Few skills provide you the ability to bolster your credibility and the perception of leaderships. Note: Yes.. perception. You still need to be awesome and deliver! In this post […]

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Is LinkedIn an effective social network

First, LinkedIn is NOT a social network. At a recent workshop on blogging, hosted by VCCF (where I serve on the faculty), I was asked my thoughts on LinkedIn as a social network. This video includes my answer plus additional ideas on true engagement and why likes are not always likes. Workshop Video: 2:55 on LinkedIn Video […]

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better delegation

Become a better delegator

Learning to delegate has been an interesting process for me! I explained some of the strategies and tools I use with me team on my recent blog at CIO. In response to that blog, a new acquaintance asked me about how to get mid-level managers to delegate better. In my coaching, whether mid-level manager and even […]

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