Over the years I’ve been fortunate to receive some really good advice from senior government leaders. I carry these “golden nuggets” around in my brain and refer to them often. Hope they are useful to you! 1. “If you want to be successful, be polite, be professional, and have a good work ethic.” 2. “TheRead… Read more »
Today marks the re-launch of my open, free-to-join GovLoop group, Community Cultivators, formerly E2E (Employee-to-Employee Communication), as well as Online Communities Best Practices at LinkedIn. I hope you’ll join the conversation at either place, because online communities today represent the #1 opportunity to reach and influence a target audience, yet few understand the science of influencing their beliefsRead… Read more »
My mother always said I was a schmuck. “All of the women in our family are,” she says. “We work like animals, and what does it get us? Nothing.” We call this the “Coopersmith gene,” for my grandmother Muriel, may she rest in peace. Grandma had a heart attack in her early 40’s, shoveling snow offRead… Read more »
In my teens I dreamt of being a fashion designer. The walls of my room were literally covered with ripped-out pages from Vogue. They had to be clean pages, only photos, no words. I would be Kamali, Karan, Lauren, Klein. For a time it seemed I was actually on that path. They took me intoRead… Read more »
Everyone’s got ideas. My father-in-law has a million. They just pop out of his head the same way you and I breathe. Before any of us could spell “metrosexual,” Dad made his own “Magic Cream.” No chapped hands in the winter and nobody called him a girl. When we weren’t sure if the kids needed changing, DadRead… Read more »
Runway models sell products. But don’t confuse them with the brand. Because the heart of who you are – your image, to other people – is more boring, a series of decisions: Who is picked to run a company, an agency, a school. How ordinary people treat one another within the organization. What kindRead… Read more »
A thing isn’t a thing until it’s got a fancy technology acronym. Preferably one with an X. And so the simple idea that users should own the experience has one. Briefly, it’s the art and science (mostly science, they like to say) of optimizing the customer’s interaction with your digital properties. But I have toRead… Read more »
The traditional Shabbos meal begins with wine and challah. Although they taste good, I never really understood why we bothered. * On the traditional deep purple wine, or grape juice often used in its stead. When you combine them with the also-traditional white tablecloth, get ready for someone to spill – and stains that neverRead… Read more »