Sunday, January 10, 2010

Dec-09: Best of blog posts

Seth Godin as usual produced some gems:
  • Seth asked whether there is a difference between Hiring and Recruiting. Had never asked this question though I was using these two interchangeably. Now I'll not.
  • Who are you trying to please? What are you trying to change? ... all these and more thought provoking questions.
  • How to be a great client? Did you ever ask this question? Check out the post as to why you need to.

After a long time, there were some very interesting posts by Guy Kawasaki. Here we go:
  • Dan Heath, co-author of Made to Stick, explains how to stand out (video) in a crowd. He uses the examples of Voodoo Donut and ZipCar. The gist is that if you’re in a crowded market, you need to do something that no one else does or compete on one dimension and do it ferociously. Watch the video to learn more.
  • Oprah Winfrey has changed the world; one episode, book club review, magazine issue, after show, news report, speech, movie role, and television special at a time. Sources of Insight compiled a great list of lessons learned from Oprah Winfrey as well as some of her most famous quotes.
  • According to the LinkedIn site, its users are rich, young, educated, and powerful. If you’re looking for a medium to reach such people, check out this comparison to publications such as the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and BusinessWeek.

  • Rosabeth Moss Kanter explains how innovation can involve short bursts and baby steps to success. Most people believe only “breakthroughs” count. Really, innovation is a process, not a big event.


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willson said...

Interesting… I might try some of this on my blog, too. It’s quite interesting how you sometimes stop being innovative and just go for an accepted solution without actually trying to improve it… you make a couple of good points.

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