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Aug 14th 08 Posted by Jesse Kliza

Need a Community Manager? Hire a Good Bartender!

I participated in a webinar earlier today focused on building B-to-B communities. There was a question about how to manage a community, and Jeff Sandquist of Microsoft gave an answer that I really...

Aug 5th 08 Posted by Jesse Kliza

Creating a Culture of Innovation: Nurturing New Ideas with New People

When it comes to innovation and the nurturing of new ideas, I’m a firm believer in participation by a very diverse group of people within one’s organization. You may not think that the...

Jul 29th 08 Posted by Jesse Kliza

Taking a break before YOU break!

Last week I took a half day, and went to MASSMoCA with my wife, along with two of my sisters and their fiances. I needed a break, and we had been wanting to spend time with my three sisters, who are now...

Jul 22nd 08 Posted by Jesse Kliza

Why It’s Time To Hire A Community Manager

I thought this was an excellent quote by Yihong Ding, found in this RWW post about the value of Community Managers: “As we know, most of the Web 2.0 companies are built upon user generated content....

Jul 3rd 08 Posted by Jesse Kliza

Three A’s That Fuel Visionary Thinking And Performance

Yesterday, I came across this amazing series by Jonathan Fields entitled: CEO’s Secret Weapon: little-known tactics that fuel visionary thinking. The Three A’s that Jonathan talks about in...

Jun 29th 08 Posted by Jesse Kliza

Mix things up to re-energize your team

Here’s a great exercise to help re-energize your team: Tell every member of your team that you want each of them to forget about everything that they are currently working on, and take the time to...