“Never Eat Alone” by Keith Ferrazzi : A Relationship-Centered View on Personal Branding?

Well, it’s taken about two years, but I finally got to actually sit down and read Keith Ferrazzi’s book, “Never Eat Alone.”  Despite the big build up of accolades, reviews and commentary during all this time, I wasn’t disappointed by it.  In fact, it’s probably one of the best career-advice/networking books I’ve read. 
Buy or borrow the book… it’s [...]

It’s All About Connections

What good would a city map be if all it showed were buildings, and not the streets between those buildings? 
What if a road map gave a ton of information about each destination, but did not distinguish between dirt paths, one-way streets or superhighways? 
Well, that wouldn’t be a very useful map, would it?  While many online social networks [...]

Google vs Microsoft : M&A slugfest (right hook with aQuantive, left hook with Salesforce)

Not wanting to be left behind the ever-growing Google AdWords / YouTube /  DoubleClick / etc. / etc. empire , Microsoft just revealed on Friday that it will buy aQuantive for $6 *BILLION* dollars.  How quickly did MSFT scramble that deal together?  
Well, don’t blink, cause Google’s hitting back today, with a strange,vaporware-esque leak to the WSJ about doing [...]

Salesforce.com – Bit the Bullet

They say that the best salesmen don’t make good sales managers.  
I see the truth in this now, and that is why I am unleashing Salesforce.com onto my team.  
 This is about more than just CRM.  This is about BPM, dammit.