For me, 2009 is the year of focus aided by the Kaizen Philosophy—a way of being that encourages small, continuous improvement. Although generally associated with post-World War II Japanese industrial recovery, Robert Maurer, author of One Small Step Can Change Your Life: The Kaizen Way, noted that kaizen has its origins in Training Within Industries [...]
January 2009
I spent the last two weekends before the 2008 Presidential election in Florida, the state made famous by the 2000 “hanging chad” debacle. While there, I had the opportunity to witness first-hand the grassroots organization built by the Obama campaign. I realized then that Obama was a master at relationship marketing. Relationship marketing is a [...]
One of the trends I’ve noticed is people who blog for a few days and then stop. The reason? “No one ever visits my blog.” Guess what, you’re right. No one IS reading your blog. At least not today . . . . and maybe not even next month. In fact, it’s unlikely anyone even [...]
I stumbled across a WordPress Plugin that rewards people who comment on your blog: When a comment is left, the commenter will receive a link back to their site, embedded in the SEO keywords of their choosing. How cool is that! In brief, when you leave a comment (like I hope you do below), instead [...]
Great article in the Washington Post about the future of digital readers. An interview with Verizon exec Tony Lewis says he expects Kindle’s competition to launch in 2009. Already experts are betting that new iPhone apps will “smoke Kindle”, but the Post article points to one huge factor in Kindle’s favor: In terms of solid [...]
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