How Would You Reinvent Your Business Today?
This question was submitted by Andrew Ballenthin, a 1st tier connection on LinkedIn My Public Answer: Hi all, I think that no matter what you’re doing, do it well. There’s something to be said for “doing your due diligence” regarding expenses, needs v. wants, efficiency, effectiveness, productivity (etc). A business plan is the most priceless [...]
What is The Best skill required for a Manager?
This question was submitted by Shameem Hiriyal, a 3rd tier connection on LinkedIn My Public Answer was selected as Best Answer: Hi Shameem, The best Manager that I ever had embodied the following characteristics: 1. He was always there for me when I needed him. If I had a question, he had an answer or [...]
Do you “Google” job applicants when hiring…?
This question was submitted by Dennis Abenanty, a 2nd tier connection on LinkedIn In this age of social media and pervasive on-line presence, nearly everyone has some type of information available on-line, some of which may be “digital dirt.” When hiring, do you Google applicants, and if so, what decisions have you made based on [...]
Organizing FriendFeed: A Basic Guide
It is important to be as organized as you can. This makes life so much easier because you will increase your efficiency, effectiveness, and productivity. Whenever possible, I like to (at minimum) categorize items and information. With this in mind, I recently started to reorganize the list of people that I follow on FriendFeed. Here’s [...]
Do you follow the stars on twitter that don’t follow back?
This question was submitted by Kris Schroeder, a 1st tier connection on LinkedIn Personally I am on twitter to meet new people, find new sources, find out about peoples interests and so forth. For this, I’m talking to the real people that are around, not following the stars just because they are stars. Ashton & [...]
How do you group contacts on LinkedIn?
This question was submitted by George Kao, a 2nd tier connection on LinkedIn. Facebook has Friend Lists ( http://www.facebook.com/help.php?hq=friend+list ) Twitter has tools like Twittangle ( http://twittangle.com/home#p=my/groups ) to group the users you’re following. What does LinkedIn have to allow the user to privately group his/her contacts? Or is there a 3rd party application that [...]
How important to you is honesty in an online community?
This question was submitted by Susan Shwartz PhD, a 1st tier connection on LinkedIn When I asked the question “We can work things out,” I mentioned dishonesty peripherally. I was startled by the number of questions I got asking where dishonesty had occurred. NOT IN LINKED IN. As far as I’m concerned, lying on LinkedIn [...]
What advice do you have for new Twitterers who are just getting started?
This question was submitted by Gerald “Solutionman” Haman, a fellow LinkedIn member. My Public Answer: (Part I) Finally! I’m new to Twitter as well, and I was looking for a “how to” guide. I have found a lot of great information on this discussion. I agree with the comments about not doing the “I’ll follow [...]
LinkedIn makes it very difficult to search out certain geographies.
Submitted by David Reingold, a 2nd tier connection on LinkedIn. My public answer was selected as Best Answer: “Hi, I seem to have the same problem. I am grouped with the “Greater New York Area” and I live in CT. There is a “Greater Hartford, CT Area” but apparently I don’t apply to that. If you [...]
Participation in LinkedIn Q&A – Hurt or help you professionally?
Asked by Susan Shwartz PhD, a 1st tier connection on LinkedIn My public answer: “I once saw a documentary on Audrey Hepburn. And the advice that her mother gave to the young child was that you should never say or do anything that you don’t want published on the front page of a newspaper. In our [...]
Entrepreneurship: Is it the “next big thing”?
Asked by Marietta C. Baglieri, a 1st tier connection on LinkedIn My public answer: “I think that by and large we are certainly seeing an upturn in entrepreneurialism. Or is it that we just notice it more because of the economic situation? Regardless, I think that the wheel has come full circle, and we find [...]