Twitter versus LinkedIn, etc.

I’ve recently been lectured at by three different colleagues on the virtues of one particular social tool over another. One told me: “Twitter is the most important social media tool. It enables you to build influence across all social media. All I post on...

A cascade of crisis

This remarkable journey that my husband, Allyen, our kids and I are all on together has taught me some important lessons already. One is that just like home remodeling snowballs into something bigger (e.g., repair the toilet becomes...

Welcome to the 21st Century

Last Friday, I took my daughter horseback riding. It’s her new passion. It’s my old passion. There we were on the trail with Fred, a 63-year-old wrangler with flowing white hair and a long white beard and mustache. He looks like something out of an 1890s western...

Twitter, LinkedIn, blog, Facebook and more

With so many different things to keep up with now, it’s hard to know which one to focus on first. I’m quietly writing this blog, I’m updating Twitter a few times a month. Now, I’m trying to get better about staying active on LinkedIn.  I have...