It’s the practice that makes us great!

Those of you who know me well, know that I am a seamstress. I’ve been sewing for more than 30 years. Mostly apparel, some house wares. I have a passion for fabric, texture, color and buttons. Sometimes, when people who don’t sew see something I’ve made, they...

Best practices for web content

Great web content is elusive for most. But, at its core it involves just a few small, yet consistent areas of focus. For the past several weeks, we have been involved in helping a client with their HR content. In preparation for migration to a new intranet platform,...

SharePoint and intranet governance: we put it in a workshop!

More than half our clients have migrated their intranets and employee portals to SharePoint. Some had very good experiences – I like to think we contribute to their success. Others consider SharePoint their personal nightmare. Most have dealt with a lack of good...

Be the toilet guy

I just finished reading Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain. The book just screams great communication lessons. For example, his observation that “right now you’re not the chef, your the toilet guy.” Jack of all trades One man band Go-to guy...

Skills for intranet leaders: what’s required?

I just posted on the Communitelligence Communication Skills Blog regarding the skills I believe are required of a successful intranet leader. This post came about as a result of some work we did in September and October for a client. As part of that assignment, we...

Sub-contractors & entrepreneurship

On Friday I’ll be participating in a panel at the IABC Southern Region Conference in Houston about entrepreneurial communicators. It’s titled “Flying Solo and Standing Out From the Flock.” I’ve been asked to talk about how Eloquor does...