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Re: How to Compete

maverickwoman — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 03:56:48 -0000

On the subject of being helpful...I loved Valeria Mantonia's post on Social Media Today titled " Being helpful is "the new black" http://www.socialmediatoday.... I am borrowing it as a theme for a talk next week at Melcrum's Strategic Communication Summit in Sydney on how being helpful inside large organisations where competitive tribes thrive is just as important in building one's influence and a groundswell over time to fulfil one's mission as a change agent. If you are helpful to people both inside and beyond your corporate boundaries, eventually you become the "go-to" person and trust and your reputation increases!

Re: Is it customer service if you’re not a customer?

maverickwoman — Thu, 21 May 2009 04:05:39 -0000

Thanks- this was a very valuable article that goes to the heart of the question by the skeptics who doubt the ROI for effort that has to be expended in reaching small pockets of non-customers through social media conversations vs cultivating traditional media relationships that still, in Australia, reaches a larger audience faster and cheaper.

Re: Causing Habits - Needle Noodles

maverickwoman — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 08:39:19 -0000

Qhere can I buy a plate of needle sushi? Want some for our Creativity Bootcamp at AMPLIFY- The Innovation & thought Leadership Festival I curate and produce in Sydney!

Re: Microsoft Sticky Sorter for Affinity Diagramming

maverickwoman — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:20:32 -0000

I WANT IT!

Re: The Butterfly Effect and social media

maverickwoman — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:18:47 -0000

I thought I'll share my own twitter butterfly effect story with you. This one was triggered by @ChrisBrogan
http://catalystformagic.wor...
The story didnt end there. 3 weeks ago I met with the poet in question in NY and he is coming to Australia next year to run some workshops at AMPLIFY- the Innovation & Thought Leadership Festival I produce in sydney.

Re: What are your video game rules?

maverickwoman — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 09:40:12 -0000

You may find the book iBrain, by Dr Gary Small, a neurologist, an interesting read- It focuses on the impact of our modern use of technology on shaping our brain function- both the good and the bad. Video Games are great for developing complex thinking in the brain, but really bad for social skills. Interestingly, doctors who regularly play computer games make less errors in surgery!

Re: To Blog, or Not to Blog - That is the Question

maverickwoman — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:12:03 -0000

A great question and one I have even posted under the same heading on my personal blog a long time ago as I struggled to juggle a senior leadership position in a large corporation, leading internal social media adoption and blogging and wikiing there as role model, single parenting of 2 teenage girls, maintaining a relationship with a significant other as well as friendships in the non-online world, and trying to fit in a physical exercise routine. The result was that my personal blog only happened between midnight and 2 am, or not at all. I punished myself to be regular, at least 3 posts a week....but I slept only 4 hours a night and my kids said I was present but not available.

I arrived at the conclusion that unless I had something original or compelling to say that has NOT already been said, it was ok to enjoy the blogs of others and post only when I enjoyed the experience. Besides, as a leader, I find "listening" through blogs a much more valuable ROI that shooting my own mouth off for the sake of creating an online following/ personal brand. The latter is valuable at times, but not essential to my success or the success of my team. Word of mouth the traditional way still does the job if you create value. Twitter and Facebook does the rest for me

Re: Be Sexier in Person

maverickwoman — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:36:44 -0000

My work colleagues (intelligent but often introverted shy IT geniuses) often say "they are not like me- they can't do networking" so they often avoid going to events or talk to one another in the corner, and instead rely on me to reel in interesting folks because somehow, as a youngster, I have learnt to deal with "projecting confidence" in approaching strangers. I dont think I am naturally extroverted, but for me, this "jacket of confidence" is learnt....its just another form of what I call"learnt optimism" - refer Martin Seligman who coined the phrase. Another REALLY simple trick is to visualise confidence, stand in a body pose that represents confidence so you "grow" into that state, and then sail forth like a pro. Its always about sincerity- heart to heart connections, NOT collecting a bunch of business cards from the glamour set! People's bs detectors can spot the crowdsurfer at a mile and no-one has time for them. Thats NOT networking, that's social pollution!

Re: Will Companies Value Your Personal Network

maverickwoman — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:04:04 -0000

I set up a Facebook Group called "Monetising Facebook Groups" some time ago to investigate this very question. One person suggested I make it a closed group so it can be debated privately....that was interesting in itself because not only did she then not engage in the debate, but a whole heap of random people started requesting to join the group! If anyone wants to take a look and comment (Tho I find FB groups a bit disjointed as a discussion forum), feel free to look and join. http://www.facebook.com/gro...