What Happens When Leadership Starts Saying “Yes”
[Ed: I'm on vacation. Here's the second of a week's worth of guest posts.]
No one tells you
how fast things will move once leadership is on board with social media.
There are two similes I draw on when I have to describe this scenario to someone. Which one I use depends on the company I’m in.
Image: Pattyequalsawesome via Flickr, CC 2.0
To colleagues at the office:
“It is like a roller coaster. There was a slow, steady climb up. Tick. Tick. Tick. Now we are racing down the other side with our eyebrows blown back passing tilt-a-whirls and concession stands. It is just a flurry of web pages and site traffic.”
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Are You A Leader Or A Manager?
A big part of my job is tied to supporting our university’s leaders.
But I’ve never stopped and thought about what leadership really is.
Fortunately, the faculty, staff and students are always around to enlighten me.
A couple of weeks ago we posted a series of videos and articles they contributed to the University’s official blog that explored the issue of leadership in preparation for the annual female-focused Inspiring Leadership conference that the institution hosts.
Image: Denis Collette . . . !!! via Flickr, CC 2.0
Usually when I organize a video shoot there is a fair bit of discussion with the person appearing in it about what they are going to be talking about on camera.
Side note: When you work at a university you sometimes get to do cool things like talk to experts about Reaganomics, the housing bubble, and Enron.
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Cha cha change
In 48 hours (or thereabouts) a momentous change will take place… for me.
No, it’s not that we’ll ring in 2011, though it’s related to that.
I will officially no longer be president of IABC/DC Metro.
(This photo was taken by Marvin T. Jones & Associates at our chapter’s 2010 Silver Inkwell Awards; my last big event as president. I think I was trying not to bawl, hence the face.)
If you’ve never held a voluntary leadership position, you’re either laughing or rolling your eyes.
For me, though, it really is a big change.
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