Minister Rona Ambrose is chairwoman of a new committee of business executives studying women on boards. The committee is looking to boost the number of women on corporate boards in Canada. “I wanted action-oriented recommendations for the government to immediately act on. We have had enough studies and enough reports” Ms Ambrose said in an interview.

According to the research organization Catalyst, women make up 47% of the Canadian labor force but only 14% of board seats among the 500…

If you understand basic human nature, you can better market your brand to humans. While that sounds super simple, so many small business owners overlook the basic psychology behind marketing their brand.

Integrate an understanding of human nature into your marketing strategy and your…

As of late I seem to get the inspiration for our blog posts from the local signs on churches of all denominations. The other day I passed one that said “Don’t be too open minded, your brain might fall out.” Really is that what they meant to say?

Take a moment and consider your organization. I am not concerned whether you are a small to medium sized enterprise or a member of the Fortune 1000, I continually hear and read in social media about managers who complain that…

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Jimmy Buffett's "What if the Hokey-Pokey is All It Really Is About?" in pictures.

On Radio Clyde News at 11.00am yesterday morning, 8th June, First Minister Alex Salmond said that ‘grown up politics is about working with opponents’.

Correct as this is, it indicates that the First Minister is asleep at the wheel. Mr Salmond can have no idea that, at the highest level within his own party, working with opponents has been expressly forbidden, with mass suspensions and overt threats of loss of party membership to support it.

An authoritative source in Edinburgh…

                                                 Social Media Architecture!!!!!! Part 4

This will be the 4th in a series of posts about Social media architecture.







In part one we went over the why, we talked about branding and about seeing what is being said out there…

One of the nice things about revisiting the archives in My Linkedin Power Forum is stumbling across a nugget or two that can be re-used in other venues for other purposes.



One such example is from MLPF Message #5450, "K.O.N.S.T.A.N.T.I.N. - Networker Motivation":

Some days, the practice of givers gain can feel…

I love to draw and have been getting back into it over the past few weeks.. it helps to balance out my "on-line" brain!!  This one is from a couple of years ago.. an opening morning glory created with simple coloured…

Great cure for stress, writers block, unwanted emotions. (Goal-oriented entrepreneur here - trying to "jump" all the keys off the trampoline) :)

Almost every college career services department in the country pushes to area employers the benefits of using their internship program. On the first look it is a no brainer for the corporation. They get added manpower during heavy workload times and they can usually get it without any financial impact on the corporation. For the student it provides them with some work experience in the real world and exposure to varying industries from which they can plan out their…

By Dr. Earl R Smith II

Most people who use any of the social media sites do it poorly and with any serious thought. I spend a lot of time coaching others on how to make the most of the potential of social media. During those engagements, I have seen a number of recurring patterns that, if avoided, greatly increase the benefits they get from time spent.

One of the reasons that people get…

Social Media Architecture!!!!!! Part 3





This will be the 3rd in a series of posts about Social media architecture.





In part one we went over the why, we talked about branding and about seeing what is being said out there about you.

In part 2 we discussed the different sites…

All of us need to breathe... so we might as well, do it well!  With so many roles to play everyday, I need to stop and just BE!   A few people that know me well, think that my initials... LJVW stand for Lesley Juggles Very Welle... and for the most part, that's true. 

Here's a part of how I accomplish that.

(not affiliated or selling.. just sharing a wondrous habit)…

by Dr. Earl R Smith II

I have been writing a series of articles on how your social media habits can negatively affect your personal brand. The responses have been so positive that I’ve decided to continue the series. This time I want to focus on a particular vulnerability of two kinds of accounts. The first is your Twitter account while the second is your Facebook and/or Skype account.

Twitter Baited…

by Dr. Earl R Smith II

In an earlier article (Are You a Social Networking Slob), I described how being a slob when it comes to social networking can damage your personal brand. The response to the article was very strong. I got lots of emails from people who never stopped to think about the damage they were…

It’s no secret: scents drive us to buy. Food is the most often and most obvious culprit. Mall chocolate shop scents turn us to cocoa-craving zombies. Whether you like that unmistakable smell or not, every kid knows the scent of McDonald’s means a Happy Meal is an immediate possibility. Oh, and that smell of fresh…

I love this word.  Flourish.  Really.  For me, it means HEALTH and VITALITY and GROWTH.  It is a wonderful state  to be in or to strive to be in, both personally and…

Social Media Architecture/Framework!!!!!! Part 2



This will be the 2nd in a series of posts about Social media architecture/framework.



In part one we went over the why, we talked about branding and about seeing what is being said out there about you.



Now it’s time to go over some of the social…